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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 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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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 HAWK-8B
1 59445U 24066D   25247.50481151  .00004188  00000-0  37296-3 0  9991
2 59445  45.6205 313.3855 0004705 316.3351  43.7157 14.97523873 76972

Epoch: 2025-09-04T12:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T12:06:55.714Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

147.78694°

Altitude

572.254 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 53m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:38:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.307 km

Perigee altitude

572.763 km

Semi-major axis

6,954.172 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

45.6205°

RAAN

313.3855°

Arg. of periapsis

316.3351°

True anomaly

43.75298°

Mean anomaly

43.7157°

Eccentric anomaly

43.73434°

Mean motion

3.74261 °/min

Orbital period

96.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00037296

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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.
7 mins	2025-09-05 09:12:05.314Z	270.874° WNW	2025-09-05 09:16:05.314Z	9.531° NNE	36.451°	2025-09-05 09:19:05.314Z	58.676° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 10:54:05.314Z	302.396° NW	2025-09-05 10:57:05.314Z	9.715° NNE	31.809°	2025-09-05 11:00:05.314Z	68.363° E
7 mins	2025-09-05 12:35:05.314Z	298.704° NW	2025-09-05 12:38:05.314Z	16.484° NNE	44.063°	2025-09-05 12:42:05.314Z	108.664° ESE
5 mins	2025-09-05 14:17:05.314Z	252.678° W	2025-09-05 14:19:05.314Z	208.708° SW	23.349°	2025-09-05 14:22:05.314Z	163.482° S
6 mins	2025-09-06 07:34:05.314Z	233.674° WSW	2025-09-06 07:37:05.314Z	122.744° SE	43.554°	2025-09-06 07:40:05.314Z	68.797° E