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HAWK-9A, 59446

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-9A, 59446 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

59446, 2024-066E

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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 HAWK-9A
1 59446U 24066E   25247.65622541  .00004303  00000-0  38343-3 0  9991
2 59446  45.6099 311.5092 0004665 304.3946  55.6493 14.97450444 77002

Epoch: 2025-09-04T15:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T15:44:57.875Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

91.2524°

Altitude

573.014 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 46m 02s

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

23:40:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.508 km

Perigee altitude

573.02 km

Semi-major axis

6,954.401 km

Eccentricity

0.00047

Inclination

45.6099°

RAAN

311.5092°

Arg. of periapsis

304.3946°

True anomaly

55.69345°

Mean anomaly

55.6493°

Eccentric anomaly

55.67137°

Mean motion

3.74243 °/min

Orbital period

96.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00038343

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HAWK-9A 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.
8 mins	2025-09-05 07:58:17.684Z	238.405° WSW	2025-09-05 08:02:17.684Z	120.891° SE	44.329°	2025-09-05 08:06:17.684Z	66.613° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 09:40:17.684Z	286.042° WNW	2025-09-05 09:43:17.684Z	354.701° N	33.702°	2025-09-05 09:46:17.684Z	57.036° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 11:22:17.684Z	310.699° NW	2025-09-05 11:24:17.684Z	358.819° N	33.974°	2025-09-05 11:28:17.684Z	81.004° E
6 mins	2025-09-05 13:03:17.684Z	288.723° WNW	2025-09-05 13:05:17.684Z	246.993° WSW	43.222°	2025-09-05 13:09:17.684Z	124.545° SE
5 mins	2025-09-06 06:22:17.684Z	174.688° S	2025-09-06 06:24:17.684Z	130.817° SE	23.244°	2025-09-06 06:27:17.684Z	85.511° E