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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

57769, 2023-133N

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: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 WILDFIRE 5
1 57769U 23133N   26171.46627877  .00000056  00000-0  39764-4 0  9994
2 57769  81.0036   4.6607 0006297   9.5540 350.5735 13.85462016141486

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:11:26.485Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-71.88016°

Altitude

942.886 km

Speed

7.383 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 18m 38s

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

21:34:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

946.405 km

Perigee altitude

937.187 km

Semi-major axis

7,319.933 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

81.0036°

RAAN

4.6607°

Arg. of periapsis

9.554°

True anomaly

350.56167°

Mean anomaly

350.5735°

Eccentric anomaly

350.56759°

Mean motion

3.46563 °/min

Orbital period

103.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000039764

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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.
10 mins	2026-06-22 13:34:13.069Z	188.323° SSW	2026-06-22 13:39:13.069Z	4.23° NNE	44.66°	2026-06-22 13:44:13.069Z	9.38° NNE
10 mins	2026-06-23 00:27:13.069Z	352.225° N	2026-06-23 00:31:13.069Z	29.925° NE	44.828°	2026-06-23 00:37:13.069Z	170.354° S

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WILDFIRE 5, 57769

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:11:26.485Z)

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