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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
UTIAS-SFL
Mission
Operational Commercial Sigint
Bus & Motor
HAWK2G, Unknown motor
Mass
31 kg wet, 30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 HAWK-8A
1 59443U 24066B 26036.94432882 .00002491 00000-0 22343-3 0 9993
2 59443 45.5924 234.9215 0002377 78.2208 281.8940 14.98626101100144Epoch: 2026-02-05T22:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T22:39:50.010Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
118.87388°
Altitude
570.864 km
Speed
7.577 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 39m 41s
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
16:07:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
574.283 km
Perigee altitude
570.979 km
Semi-major axis
6,950.768 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
Inclination
45.5924°
RAAN
234.9215°
Arg. of periapsis
78.2208°
True anomaly
281.86734°
Mean anomaly
281.894°
Eccentric anomaly
281.88067°
Mean motion
3.74536 °/min
Orbital period
96.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00022343
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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2024 (2024-04-07 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.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2026-02-06 16:28:34.934Z | 228.713° WSW | 2026-02-06 16:31:34.934Z | 151.346° SSE | 42.237° | 2026-02-06 16:35:34.934Z | 69.29° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-06 18:09:34.934Z | 281.163° WNW | 2026-02-06 18:12:34.934Z | 352.98° N | 35.104° | 2026-02-06 18:15:34.934Z | 56.641° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-06 19:51:34.934Z | 311.204° NW | 2026-02-06 19:53:34.934Z | 0.963° NNE | 32.729° | 2026-02-06 19:57:34.934Z | 77.468° E |
| 7 mins | 2026-02-06 21:31:34.934Z | 294.618° NW | 2026-02-06 21:34:34.934Z | 283.673° WNW | 44.696° | 2026-02-06 21:38:34.934Z | 117.07° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-02-06 23:13:34.934Z | 248.611° W | 2026-02-06 23:15:34.934Z | 211.892° SW | 18.091° | 2026-02-06 23:17:34.934Z | 181.051° 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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