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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

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 HAWK-9A
1 59446U 24066E   25128.67888503  .00002890  00000-0  26792-3 0  9997
2 59446  45.6088 204.5390 0002836  16.9527 343.1448 14.96850296 59172

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:17:35.666Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

93.39446°

Altitude

574.814 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 38m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-41.57036°

Longitude

29.9606°

Altitude

589.574 km

Speed

7.566 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 38m 58s

Apparent Declination

-43° 57' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:46:01

Azimuth

249.773° W

Elevation

-68.718°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

580.095 km

Perigee altitude

576.149 km

Semi-major axis

6,956.259 km

Eccentricity

0.0002836

Inclination

45.6088°

RAAN

204.539°

Arg. of periapsis

16.9527°

True anomaly

343.13537°

Mean anomaly

343.1448°

Eccentric anomaly

343.14009°

Mean motion

3.74093 °/min

BSTAR

0.00026792

Orbital period

96.23 mins

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HAWK-9A 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	2025-05-09 10:12:40.225Z	281.453° WNW	2025-05-09 10:15:40.225Z	343.057° N	34.488°	2025-05-09 10:19:40.225Z	61.089° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-09 11:54:40.225Z	307.403° NW	2025-05-09 11:57:40.225Z	25.977° NE	32.676°	2025-05-09 12:00:40.225Z	76.862° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 13:35:40.225Z	292.745° NW	2025-05-09 13:38:40.225Z	144.453° SSE	43.88°	2025-05-09 13:41:40.225Z	120.364° SE
4 mins	2025-05-10 06:55:40.225Z	168.706° S	2025-05-10 06:56:40.225Z	149.465° SSE	20.902°	2025-05-10 06:59:40.225Z	95.497° ESE
7 mins	2025-05-10 08:34:40.225Z	248.616° W	2025-05-10 08:37:40.225Z	349.62° N	44.738°	2025-05-10 08:41:40.225Z	64.039° ENE

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