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HAWK-8A, 59443

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-8A, 59443 is a payload satellite owned by HawkEye 360 (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 07 Apr 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

59443, 2024-066B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

HawkEye 360 Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

HAWK2G, Unknown motor

Mass

31 kg wet, 30 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-04-07 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 HAWK-8A
1 59443U 24066B   25247.50443984  .00004169  00000-0  37141-3 0  9999
2 59443  45.5948 312.1417 0004833 314.1601  45.8881 14.97521039 76980

Epoch: 2025-09-04T12:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T12:06:23.602Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

146.67728°

Altitude

572.285 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 48m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:36:31

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.409 km

Perigee altitude

572.687 km

Semi-major axis

6,954.185 km

Eccentricity

0.00048

Inclination

45.5948°

RAAN

312.1417°

Arg. of periapsis

314.1601°

True anomaly

45.92788°

Mean anomaly

45.8881°

Eccentric anomaly

45.90799°

Mean motion

3.7426 °/min

Orbital period

96.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00037141

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QPS-SAR-7 TSUKUYOMI-II, 59447

HAWK-8A 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.
7 mins	2025-09-05 09:12:19.676Z	275.638° WNW	2025-09-05 09:15:19.676Z	347.194° N	37.039°	2025-09-05 09:19:19.676Z	61.151° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 10:54:19.676Z	308.288° NW	2025-09-05 10:56:19.676Z	353.512° N	31.84°	2025-09-05 11:00:19.676Z	73.157° E
6 mins	2025-09-05 12:35:19.676Z	298.744° NW	2025-09-05 12:37:19.676Z	320.048° NNW	42.774°	2025-09-05 12:41:19.676Z	110.356° ESE
5 mins	2025-09-05 14:16:19.676Z	257.955° W	2025-09-05 14:18:19.676Z	219.281° SW	22.284°	2025-09-05 14:21:19.676Z	169.417° S
5 mins	2025-09-06 07:33:19.676Z	237.254° WSW	2025-09-06 07:36:19.676Z	192.934° SSW	43.999°	2025-09-06 07:38:19.676Z	71.38° E