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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

Country

Related business

HawkEye 360 Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Sigint

Bus & Motor

HAWK2G, Unknown motor

Mass

31 kg wet, 30 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-04-07 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 HAWK-8B
1 59445U 24066D   26036.87805744  .00002497  00000-0  22387-3 0  9992
2 59445  45.6180 236.8727 0002401  84.2317 275.8838 14.98625765100128

Epoch: 2026-02-05T21:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T21:04:24.162Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

144.74803°

Altitude

571.038 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 47m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

16:05:50

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

574.297 km

Perigee altitude

570.959 km

Semi-major axis

6,950.765 km

Eccentricity

0.00024

Inclination

45.618°

RAAN

236.8727°

Arg. of periapsis

84.2317°

True anomaly

275.85643°

Mean anomaly

275.8838°

Eccentric anomaly

275.87012°

Mean motion

3.74537 °/min

Orbital period

96.12 mins

BSTAR

0.00022387

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HAWK-8B 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.
6 mins	2026-02-06 16:29:25.914Z	222.047° SW	2026-02-06 16:31:25.914Z	180.46° SSW	39.543°	2026-02-06 16:35:25.914Z	71.605° E
6 mins	2026-02-06 18:10:25.914Z	284.262° WNW	2026-02-06 18:12:25.914Z	333.203° NNW	35.45°	2026-02-06 18:16:25.914Z	59.816° ENE
6 mins	2026-02-06 19:51:25.914Z	306.327° NW	2026-02-06 19:54:25.914Z	22.303° NNE	31.643°	2026-02-06 19:57:25.914Z	73.368° E
6 mins	2026-02-06 21:32:25.914Z	296.592° NW	2026-02-06 21:35:25.914Z	100.114° ESE	43.746°	2026-02-06 21:38:25.914Z	113.707° SE
5 mins	2026-02-06 23:13:25.914Z	256.659° W	2026-02-06 23:15:25.914Z	220.228° SW	20.123°	2026-02-06 23:18:25.914Z	172.649° S

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HAWK-8B, 59445

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T21:04:24.162Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2024 (2024-04-07 UTC)

HAWK-8B Visibility forecast

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