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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

Last TLE update

5 hours ago

Origin

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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TLE from 5 hours ago

0 HAWK-8A
1 59443U 24066B   25129.19776635  .00002944  00000-0  27365-3 0  9991
2 59443  45.5935 201.9208 0002717  38.0355 322.0717 14.96688039 59258

Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:44:47.012Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-96.53244°

Altitude

575.712 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 27m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-41.7536°

Longitude

-157.90866°

Altitude

590.774 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 27m 09s

Apparent Declination

-44° 43' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:24:10

Azimuth

247.851° W

Elevation

-66.909°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

580.517 km

Perigee altitude

576.737 km

Semi-major axis

6,956.764 km

Eccentricity

0.0002717

Inclination

45.5935°

RAAN

201.9208°

Arg. of periapsis

38.0355°

True anomaly

322.05256°

Mean anomaly

322.0717°

Eccentric anomaly

322.06213°

Mean motion

3.74052 °/min

BSTAR

0.00027365

Orbital period

96.24 mins

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HAWK-8A Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 09:48:52.962Z	268.386° W	2025-05-09 09:52:52.962Z	338.313° N	37.574°	2025-05-09 09:56:52.962Z	60.509° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-09 11:31:52.962Z	305.542° NW	2025-05-09 11:34:52.962Z	21.494° NNE	31.167°	2025-05-09 11:37:52.962Z	70.921° E
7 mins	2025-05-09 13:12:52.962Z	299.127° NW	2025-05-09 13:15:52.962Z	59.611° ENE	43.718°	2025-05-09 13:19:52.962Z	109.355° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-09 14:53:52.962Z	263.621° W	2025-05-09 14:55:52.962Z	227.244° WSW	23.237°	2025-05-09 14:58:52.962Z	170.939° S
7 mins	2025-05-10 08:11:52.962Z	235.199° WSW	2025-05-10 08:14:52.962Z	180.998° SSW	43.717°	2025-05-10 08:18:52.962Z	67.723° E

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