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WILDFIRE 6, 57763

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WILDFIRE 6, 57763 is a payload satellite owned by SDA (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 02 Sep 2023 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

57763, 2023-133G

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Space Development Agency (US)

Manufacturer

TYVAK/LMSSD

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

MAVERICKS, Unknown motor

Mass

~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2023-09-02 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.713 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 WILDFIRE 6
1 57763U 23133G   26170.92200056  .00000039  00000-0  24492-4 0  9997
2 57763  80.9952   4.5074 0006088  18.4669 341.6707 13.85359229141392

Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:07:40.848Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

124.44316°

Altitude

943.564 km

Speed

7.382 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 18m 01s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

21:34:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

946.615 km

Perigee altitude

937.702 km

Semi-major axis

7,320.296 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

80.9952°

RAAN

4.5074°

Arg. of periapsis

18.4669°

True anomaly

341.64875°

Mean anomaly

341.6707°

Eccentric anomaly

341.65972°

Mean motion

3.46537 °/min

Orbital period

103.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000024492

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WILDFIRE 6 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.
9 mins	2026-06-22 12:38:26.933Z	148.403° SSE	2026-06-22 12:43:26.933Z	83.813° E	28.413°	2026-06-22 12:47:26.933Z	34.081° NE
9 mins	2026-06-22 14:24:26.933Z	234.887° WSW	2026-06-22 14:28:26.933Z	296.308° NW	29.105°	2026-06-22 14:33:26.933Z	351.697° N
9 mins	2026-06-22 23:31:26.933Z	19.823° NNE	2026-06-22 23:35:26.933Z	76.503° E	27.896°	2026-06-22 23:40:26.933Z	133.432° SE
9 mins	2026-06-23 01:16:26.933Z	323.132° NNW	2026-06-23 01:20:26.933Z	263.116° W	30.134°	2026-06-23 01:25:26.933Z	206.145° SW

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WILDFIRE 6, 57763

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T22:07:40.848Z)

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Other satellites on launch #133 in the year 2023 (2023-09-02 UTC)

WILDFIRE 6 Visibility forecast

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