HAWK-3B, 48931
Orbit data source: Space-Track
HAWK-3B, 48931 is a payload satellite owned by HawkEye 360 (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 30 Jun 2021 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
UTIAS-SFL
Mission
Operational Commercial Sigint
Bus & Motor
DEFIANT, Unknown motor
Mass
31 kg wet, 30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section
0.348 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 HAWK-3B
1 48931U 21059BE 25195.41413394 .00012237 00000-0 24849-3 0 9998
2 48931 97.6667 1.8787 0009380 119.5002 240.7183 15.46452436225304Epoch: 2025-07-14T09:56Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T09:56:21.172Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-79.73286°
Altitude
433.36 km
Speed
7.65 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 07m 30s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-34.99474°
Longitude
-73.88307°
Altitude
446.103 km
Speed
7.64 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 57m 59s
Apparent Declination
-39° 55' 40"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:10:50
Azimuth
261.281° W
Elevation
-69.537°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)
HAWK-3B Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-07-15 00:28:27.937Z | 346.82° N | 2025-07-15 00:30:27.937Z | 296.403° NW | 28.707° | 2025-07-15 00:33:27.937Z | 221.903° SW |
| 4 mins | 2025-07-15 10:56:27.937Z | 136.176° SSE | 2025-07-15 10:57:27.937Z | 97.458° ESE | 37.318° | 2025-07-15 11:00:27.937Z | 359.774° N |
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