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WILDFIRE 8, 57768

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WILDFIRE 8, 57768 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

57768, 2023-133M

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 hours ago

Origin

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 (2 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, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.713 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 WILDFIRE 8
1 57768U 23133M   25164.78055119  .00000085  00000-0  65335-4 0  9998
2 57768  80.9953   0.8182 0005312 292.6963  67.3631 13.85361388 90029

Epoch: 2025-06-13T18:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-13T18:43:59.622Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

177.49032°

Altitude

946.294 km

Speed

7.379 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 03m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-68.28749°

Longitude

153.35014°

Altitude

966.698 km

Speed

7.37 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 57m 53s

Apparent Declination

-70° 59' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:43:57

Azimuth

198.06° SSW

Elevation

-54.587°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

946.04 km

Perigee altitude

938.263 km

Semi-major axis

7,320.288 km

Eccentricity

0.00053

Inclination

80.9953°

RAAN

0.8182°

Arg. of periapsis

292.6963°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

67.3631°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46538 °/min

Orbital period

103.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000065335

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

WILDFIRE 8 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.
4 mins	2025-06-14 15:43:45.538Z	279.439° WNW	2025-06-14 15:45:45.538Z	299.741° NW	12.3°	2025-06-14 15:47:45.538Z	319.586° NNW
10 mins	2025-06-15 00:47:45.538Z	351.614° N	2025-06-15 00:52:45.538Z	158.669° S	44.242°	2025-06-15 00:57:45.538Z	170.748° S
6 mins	2025-06-15 12:28:45.538Z	117.895° SE	2025-06-15 12:31:45.538Z	82.411° E	18.616°	2025-06-15 12:34:45.538Z	49.054° ENE
10 mins	2025-06-15 14:11:45.538Z	210.008° SW	2025-06-15 14:15:45.538Z	275.648° WNW	39.899°	2025-06-15 14:21:45.538Z	1.051° NNE

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