HAWK-3B, 48931
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HAWK-3B, 48931 is a payload satellite owned by HawkEye 360 (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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HAWK-3B details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | UTIAS-SFL |
Mission status | Operational |
Mission | Commercial Sigint |
Bus & Motor | DEFIANT, Unknown motor |
Mass | 31 kg wet, 30 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 HAWK-3B
1 48931U 21059BE 24261.57911862 .00054177 00000-0 17345-2 0 9992
2 48931 97.6406 48.4224 0011691 116.3421 243.9022 15.32141071179160
Epoch: 2024-09-17T13:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T13:53:55.848Z)
Latitude | -0.00004° |
Longitude | -157.05205° |
Altitude | 476.055 km |
Speed | 7.626 km/s |
True Right ascension | 03h 13m 41s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
Latitude | -76.04295° |
Longitude | -9.13284° |
Altitude | 503.176 km |
Speed | 7.608 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 04h 45m 03s |
Apparent Declination | -70° 44' 11" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
Local Sidereal Time | 15:40:28 |
Azimuth | 189.993° SSW |
Elevation | -58.081° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee | 474.387 km |
Perigee | 458.383 km |
Semi-major axis | 6,844.522 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0011691 |
Inclination | 97.6406° |
RAAN | 48.4224° |
Arg. of periapsis | 116.3421° |
True anomaly | 243.78197° |
Mean anomaly | 243.9022° |
Eccentric anomaly | 243.84208° |
Mean motion | 3.83291 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0017345 |
Period | 93.92 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)
HAWK-3B Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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