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
Country
USRelated business
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, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.348 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 HAWK-3B
1 48931U 21059BE 26044.50411651 .00037953 00000-0 47552-3 0 9994
2 48931 97.6708 230.4247 0006338 64.6548 295.5364 15.59661243258516Epoch: 2026-02-13T12:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T12:05:55.666Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-94.59782°
Altitude
389.926 km
Speed
7.677 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 21m 41s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:55:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
389.848 km
Perigee altitude
381.275 km
Semi-major axis
6,763.699 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
Inclination
97.6708°
RAAN
230.4247°
Arg. of periapsis
64.6548°
True anomaly
295.47084°
Mean anomaly
295.5364°
Eccentric anomaly
295.50362°
Mean motion
3.90182 °/min
Orbital period
92.26 mins
BSTAR
0.00047552
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Other satellites on launch #59 in the year 2021 (2021-06-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.HAWK-3B 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2026-02-14 00:58:57.575Z | 28.062° NE | 2026-02-14 01:00:57.575Z | 103.536° ESE | 38.419° | 2026-02-14 01:02:57.575Z | 173.829° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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