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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

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 WILDFIRE 5
1 57769U 23133N   25164.61245980  .00000081  00000-0  61748-4 0  9998
2 57769  81.0037   1.5184 0005479 289.7140  70.3425 13.85404478 89990

Epoch: 2025-06-13T14:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-13T14:41:56.526Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-121.13089°

Altitude

946.29 km

Speed

7.379 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 06m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-40.44963°

Longitude

66.33535°

Altitude

958.692 km

Speed

7.372 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 42m 34s

Apparent Declination

-53° 17' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:26:55

Azimuth

128.932° SE

Elevation

-50.37°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

946.01 km

Perigee altitude

937.988 km

Semi-major axis

7,320.136 km

Eccentricity

0.00055

Inclination

81.0037°

RAAN

1.5184°

Arg. of periapsis

289.714°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

70.3425°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46549 °/min

Orbital period

103.88 mins

BSTAR

0.000061748

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

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.
9 mins	2025-06-13 23:56:43.099Z	15.38° NNE	2025-06-14 00:01:43.099Z	76.775° E	25.414°	2025-06-14 00:05:43.099Z	124.204° SE
9 mins	2025-06-14 01:42:43.099Z	325.814° NNW	2025-06-14 01:46:43.099Z	261.086° W	32.825°	2025-06-14 01:51:43.099Z	202.02° SSW
10 mins	2025-06-14 13:20:43.099Z	160.057° S	2025-06-14 13:25:43.099Z	83.02° E	35.608°	2025-06-14 13:30:43.099Z	23.285° NE
8 mins	2025-06-14 15:06:43.099Z	243.701° WSW	2025-06-14 15:10:43.099Z	292.961° NW	23.01°	2025-06-14 15:14:43.099Z	339.722° N

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