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HAWK-8B, 59445

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-8B, 59445 is a payload satellite owned by HawkEye 360 (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 07 Apr 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

59445, 2024-066D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

HawkEye 360 Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Sigint

Bus & Motor

HAWK2G, Unknown motor

Mass

31 kg wet, 30 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-04-07 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 HAWK-8B
1 59445U 24066D   26219.68626030  .00003304  00000-0  28485-3 0  9996
2 59445  45.6132  12.3577 0003627 314.1935  45.8648 14.99350097127551

Epoch: 2026-08-07T16:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T16:28:12.889Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

169.09555°

Altitude

567.216 km

Speed

7.58 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 49m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:25:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

572.911 km

Perigee altitude

567.871 km

Semi-major axis

6,948.528 km

Eccentricity

0.00036

Inclination

45.6132°

RAAN

12.3577°

Arg. of periapsis

314.1935°

True anomaly

45.89464°

Mean anomaly

45.8648°

Eccentric anomaly

45.87972°

Mean motion

3.74718 °/min

Orbital period

96.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00028485

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HAWK-8B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2026-08-08 13:28:41.944Z	221.153° SW	2026-08-08 13:30:41.944Z	174.788° S	39.886°	2026-08-08 13:34:41.944Z	71.434° E
6 mins	2026-08-08 15:09:41.944Z	285.628° WNW	2026-08-08 15:11:41.944Z	339.529° N	35.826°	2026-08-08 15:15:41.944Z	60.477° ENE
6 mins	2026-08-08 16:50:41.944Z	308.278° NW	2026-08-08 16:52:41.944Z	352.225° N	31.819°	2026-08-08 16:56:41.944Z	74.419° E
6 mins	2026-08-08 18:31:41.944Z	296.994° NW	2026-08-08 18:33:41.944Z	310.672° NW	43.708°	2026-08-08 18:37:41.944Z	113.613° SE
4 mins	2026-08-08 20:12:41.944Z	252.77° W	2026-08-08 20:14:41.944Z	214.4° SW	20.183°	2026-08-08 20:16:41.944Z	180.315° SSW

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HAWK-8B, 59445

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-07T16:28:12.889Z)

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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2024 (2024-04-07 UTC)

HAWK-8B Visibility forecast

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