Satellite · NORAD 65301 · COSPAR 2025-185E
BASIL
- Operator Rwanda
- Constellation —
- Country Rwanda
Altitude now
654.6km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
7.53km/s
Inclination
97.97°
Period
97.2 min
97.2 min
Perigee
616km
Apogee
638km
orbit agingOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 04:51 UTC (15.7 h old)· Metadata updated 9 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 70.893° S
- Longitude
- 165.933° W
- Altitude
- 654.6 km
- Velocity
- 7.528 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 04:51 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- —
- SATCAT owner code
- RWA · Rwanda
- Country
- Rwanda RW
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 23 Aug 2025
- COSPAR launch id
- 2025-185
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia
Objects from the same launch · 6
- DRESDEN65297PayloadActive
- FOURIER65298PayloadActive
- STARK65299PayloadActive
- DOJO65302PayloadActive
- ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B65300Rocket bodyInactive
- ELECTRON R/B65303Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Code | ∅ → RW | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → RWA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Quality flags
- UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 65301
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2025-185E
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SYMDW55CC7N93C3W333
- Canonical slug
- basil-65301
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Unknown) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.