BLACK KITE-2 is a payload in SSO orbit, operated by Taiwan Space Agency / Rapidtek Technologies Inc, launched 2026.
| Orbit class | SSO |
| Inclination | 97.7555° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002686 |
| Period | 96.5 min |
| Apogee | 592 km |
| Perigee | 588 km |
| Mean motion | 14.92675654 rev/day |
| RAAN | 145.8553° |
| Arg of perigee | 138.2250° |
| Mean anomaly | 221.9175° |
| B* | 1.6724e-4 |
| Rev at epoch | 1,466 |
1 68474U 26067BL 26187.85655014 .00001668 00000-0 16724-3 0 99922 68474 97.7555 145.8553 0002686 138.2250 221.9175 14.92675654 14666{
"OBJECT_NAME": "BLACK KITE-2",
"OBJECT_ID": "2026-067BL",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T20:33:25.932+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 14.92675654,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0002686,
"INCLINATION": 97.7555,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 145.8553,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 138.225,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 221.9175,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 68474,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 1466,
"BSTAR": 0.00016724,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00001668,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | BLACK KITE-2 |
| Operator | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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