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HAWK-9C, 59448

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-9C, 59448 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

59448, 2024-066G

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: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 HAWK-9C
1 59448U 24066G   25247.45638615  .00004191  00000-0  37392-3 0  9998
2 59448  45.5977 311.9537 0004905 294.6051  65.4319 14.97445781 76970

Epoch: 2025-09-04T10:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T10:57:11.763Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

163.83608°

Altitude

573.44 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 47m 48s

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

23:35:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.692 km

Perigee altitude

572.869 km

Semi-major axis

6,954.418 km

Eccentricity

0.00049

Inclination

45.5977°

RAAN

311.9537°

Arg. of periapsis

294.6051°

True anomaly

65.48303°

Mean anomaly

65.4319°

Eccentric anomaly

65.45746°

Mean motion

3.74242 °/min

Orbital period

96.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00037392

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HAWK-9C 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 07:58:43.374Z	239.925° WSW	2025-09-05 08:02:43.374Z	151.251° SSE	44.735°	2025-09-05 08:06:43.374Z	66.293° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 09:41:43.374Z	295.63° NW	2025-09-05 09:43:43.374Z	348.628° N	33.505°	2025-09-05 09:47:43.374Z	62.357° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 11:22:43.374Z	308.911° NW	2025-09-05 11:24:43.374Z	352.53° N	33.849°	2025-09-05 11:28:43.374Z	81.076° E
6 mins	2025-09-05 13:03:43.374Z	288.037° WNW	2025-09-05 13:05:43.374Z	253.587° W	42.014°	2025-09-05 13:09:43.374Z	126.405° SE
5 mins	2025-09-06 06:22:43.374Z	178.324° S	2025-09-06 06:24:43.374Z	134.072° SE	24.294°	2025-09-06 06:27:43.374Z	85.96° E