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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
UTIAS-SFL
Mission
Operational Commercial Sigint
Bus & Motor
HAWK2G, Unknown motor
Mass
31 kg wet, 30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 HAWK-9A
1 59446U 24066E 26036.96804849 .00002899 00000-0 25696-3 0 9990
2 59446 45.6072 235.2283 0001934 60.2163 299.8911 14.98615253100143Epoch: 2026-02-05T23:13Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-05T23:13:59.389Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
110.61821°
Altitude
570.57 km
Speed
7.578 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 40m 54s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:07:45
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
574.006 km
Perigee altitude
571.318 km
Semi-major axis
6,950.799 km
Eccentricity
0.00019
Inclination
45.6072°
RAAN
235.2283°
Arg. of periapsis
60.2163°
True anomaly
299.87188°
Mean anomaly
299.8911°
Eccentric anomaly
299.88149°
Mean motion
3.74534 °/min
Orbital period
96.12 mins
BSTAR
0.00025696
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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 2024 (2024-04-07 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-02-06 15:24:20.578Z | 185.405° SSW | 2026-02-06 15:27:20.578Z | 131.028° SE | 21.254° | 2026-02-06 15:29:20.578Z | 96.825° ESE |
| 7 mins | 2026-02-06 17:04:20.578Z | 249.404° W | 2026-02-06 17:07:20.578Z | 338.021° N | 44.652° | 2026-02-06 17:11:20.578Z | 63.839° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-06 18:46:20.578Z | 300.842° NW | 2026-02-06 18:48:20.578Z | 351.989° N | 32.049° | 2026-02-06 18:52:20.578Z | 64.256° ENE |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-06 20:27:20.578Z | 309.583° NW | 2026-02-06 20:29:20.578Z | 357.621° N | 36.05° | 2026-02-06 20:33:20.578Z | 87.452° E |
| 6 mins | 2026-02-06 22:08:20.578Z | 278.873° WNW | 2026-02-06 22:10:20.578Z | 220.808° SW | 39.334° | 2026-02-06 22:14:20.578Z | 134.779° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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