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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

14 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 14 hours ago

0 HAWK-8A
1 59443U 24066B   25183.98745551  .00001751  00000-0  16862-3 0  9996
2 59443  45.5956 279.6065 0004222 329.1423  30.9209 14.97187454 67466

Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:41:56.156Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

2.86187°

Altitude

573.138 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 38m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-16.77809°

Longitude

-163.00669°

Altitude

581.133 km

Speed

7.57 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 51m 56s

Apparent Declination

-35° 00' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:11:46

Azimuth

99.243° ESE

Elevation

-50.56°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

580.017 km

Perigee altitude

574.144 km

Semi-major axis

6,955.217 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

45.5956°

RAAN

279.6065°

Arg. of periapsis

329.1423°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

30.9209°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74177 °/min

Orbital period

96.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00016862

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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	2025-07-03 14:32:57.412Z	298.153° NW	2025-07-03 14:36:57.412Z	56.433° ENE	42.593°	2025-07-03 14:39:57.412Z	104.393° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-03 16:14:57.412Z	264.716° W	2025-07-03 16:16:57.412Z	225.547° WSW	25.517°	2025-07-03 16:19:57.412Z	166.497° S
6 mins	2025-07-04 09:32:57.412Z	229.202° WSW	2025-07-04 09:35:57.412Z	123.779° SE	42.254°	2025-07-04 09:38:57.412Z	70.399° E
6 mins	2025-07-04 11:13:57.412Z	283.433° WNW	2025-07-04 11:16:57.412Z	0.435° NNE	34.683°	2025-07-04 11:19:57.412Z	57.733° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-04 12:55:57.412Z	312.151° NW	2025-07-04 12:57:57.412Z	3.57° NNE	33.177°	2025-07-04 13:01:57.412Z	78.437° E

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