WILDFIRE 5, 57769
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WILDFIRE 5, 57769 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TYVAK/LMSSD
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
MAVERICKS, Unknown motor
Mass
~300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.713 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 WILDFIRE 5
1 57769U 23133N 25346.96661941 .00000115 00000-0 91468-4 0 9997
2 57769 81.0023 186.5212 0006336 148.9600 211.1932 13.85428237115246Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T23:11:55.917Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
116.63756°
Altitude
951.525 km
Speed
7.374 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 26m 05s
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
07:32:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
946.553 km
Perigee altitude
937.277 km
Semi-major axis
7,320.052 km
Eccentricity
0.00063
Inclination
81.0023°
RAAN
186.5212°
Arg. of periapsis
148.96°
True anomaly
211.15562°
Mean anomaly
211.1932°
Eccentric anomaly
211.17441°
Mean motion
3.46555 °/min
Orbital period
103.88 mins
BSTAR
0.000091468
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Other satellites on launch #133 in the year 2023 (2023-09-02 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.WILDFIRE 5 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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| 9 mins | 2025-12-13 13:10:55.394Z | 137.075° SSE | 2025-12-13 13:14:55.394Z | 94.122° ESE | 22.099° | 2025-12-13 13:19:55.394Z | 37.275° NE |
| 9 mins | 2025-12-13 14:55:55.394Z | 219.103° SW | 2025-12-13 14:59:55.394Z | 283.202° WNW | 36.024° | 2025-12-13 15:04:55.394Z | 354.546° N |
| 7 mins | 2025-12-14 00:03:55.394Z | 29.299° NE | 2025-12-14 00:06:55.394Z | 66.824° ENE | 21.82° | 2025-12-14 00:10:55.394Z | 114.691° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-12-14 01:47:55.394Z | 334.201° NNW | 2025-12-14 01:51:55.394Z | 278.486° WNW | 36.743° | 2025-12-14 01:57:55.394Z | 194.247° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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