Orbital elements of BLACK KITE-1
| Launched | 27 November 2025 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA |
| Owner | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| NORAD ID | 66741 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2026 Apr 14 17:57 | 2026 Apr 14 04:37:44 | 97.4273 | 0.00054 | 11.9274 | 198.7554 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 13 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 03:20:35 | 97.4269 | 0.00053 | 11.8583 | 202.6292 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 12 17:57 | 2026 Apr 12 03:38:15 | 97.4268 | 0.00052 | 11.7935 | 206.7052 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 11 17:57 | 2026 Apr 11 03:55:55 | 97.4268 | 0.00051 | 11.7287 | 210.6211 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 10 17:58 | 2026 Apr 10 04:13:33 | 97.4270 | 0.00050 | 11.6639 | 214.1681 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 09 18:01 | 2026 Apr 09 04:31:11 | 97.4272 | 0.00049 | 11.5991 | 217.8373 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 08 17:57 | 2026 Apr 08 04:48:48 | 97.4272 | 0.00048 | 11.5343 | 221.6971 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 07 17:57 | 2026 Apr 07 05:06:24 | 97.4272 | 0.00047 | 11.4695 | 226.1446 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 06 17:57 | 2026 Apr 06 03:49:09 | 97.4271 | 0.00047 | 11.4004 | 231.0758 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 05 17:56 | 2026 Apr 05 08:51:12 | 97.4273 | 0.00047 | 11.3485 | 234.0940 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 04 17:57 | 2026 Apr 04 04:24:15 | 97.4280 | 0.00045 | 11.2708 | 238.4879 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 03 17:56 | 2026 Apr 03 04:41:46 | 97.4284 | 0.00044 | 11.2060 | 242.5623 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Apr 02 18:03 | 2026 Apr 02 03:24:24 | 97.4287 | 0.00044 | 11.1369 | 247.3562 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 31 17:57 | 2026 Mar 31 03:59:18 | 97.4289 | 0.00044 | 11.0073 | 256.3732 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 30 17:58 | 2026 Mar 30 10:36:04 | 97.4289 | 0.00043 | 10.9598 | 259.4856 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 29 17:57 | 2026 Mar 29 04:34:06 | 97.4291 | 0.00042 | 10.8777 | 265.1262 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 28 18:57 | 2026 Mar 28 11:10:50 | 97.4293 | 0.00042 | 10.8302 | 268.4503 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 27 18:57 | 2026 Mar 27 05:08:48 | 97.4291 | 0.00043 | 10.7481 | 275.2891 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 26 18:57 | 2026 Mar 26 10:10:40 | 97.4290 | 0.00043 | 10.6963 | 278.5049 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 25 18:56 | 2026 Mar 25 04:08:36 | 97.4287 | 0.00042 | 10.6142 | 284.7031 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 24 18:56 | 2026 Mar 24 04:25:53 | 97.4289 | 0.00042 | 10.5494 | 289.2954 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 23 18:56 | 2026 Mar 23 11:02:33 | 97.4291 | 0.00043 | 10.5019 | 292.7360 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 22 18:56 | 2026 Mar 21 19:31:19 | 97.4293 | 0.00044 | 10.3939 | 299.6187 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 21 19:05 | 2026 Mar 20 04:00:00 | 97.4304 | 0.00044 | 10.2859 | 306.9681 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 20 18:57 | 2026 Mar 20 04:00:00 | 97.4304 | 0.00044 | 10.2859 | 306.9681 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |
| 2026 Mar 19 18:56 | 2026 Mar 06 20:38:14 | 97.4316 | 0.00053 | 9.4134 | 3.5398 | 161.3483 | 15.19617 | – |