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HAWK-8B, 59445

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-8B, 59445 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

59445, 2024-066D

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-8B
1 59445U 24066D   25183.98769974  .00001750  00000-0  16845-3 0  9993
2 59445  45.6211 280.7006 0004166 332.1953  27.8704 14.97199150 67450

Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:42:17.257Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

3.86772°

Altitude

573.062 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 42m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.40373°

Longitude

-71.54933°

Altitude

587.969 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 37m 13s

Apparent Declination

-42° 04' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:33:14

Azimuth

198.794° SSW

Elevation

-87.709°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.938 km

Perigee altitude

574.143 km

Semi-major axis

6,955.177 km

Eccentricity

0.00042

Inclination

45.6211°

RAAN

280.7006°

Arg. of periapsis

332.1953°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

27.8704°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.7418 °/min

Orbital period

96.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00016845

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HAWK-8B 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.
7 mins	2025-07-03 14:33:22.030Z	299.428° NW	2025-07-03 14:36:22.030Z	344.251° N	41.561°	2025-07-03 14:40:22.030Z	102.988° ESE
5 mins	2025-07-03 16:15:22.030Z	262.839° W	2025-07-03 16:17:22.030Z	218.759° SW	27.079°	2025-07-03 16:20:22.030Z	161.819° S
6 mins	2025-07-04 09:33:22.030Z	225.186° WSW	2025-07-04 09:35:22.030Z	186.068° SSW	40.512°	2025-07-04 09:39:22.030Z	70.626° E
6 mins	2025-07-04 11:14:22.030Z	284.606° WNW	2025-07-04 11:16:22.030Z	328.571° NNW	34.582°	2025-07-04 11:20:22.030Z	59.168° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-04 12:55:22.030Z	304.418° NW	2025-07-04 12:58:22.030Z	14.063° NNE	32.695°	2025-07-04 13:01:22.030Z	72.818° E

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