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HAWK-8C, 59449

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-8C, 59449 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

59449, 2024-066H

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-8C
1 59449U 24066H   25247.50432446  .00004141  00000-0  36897-3 0  9993
2 59449  45.6080 312.7621 0004322 316.2023  43.8515 14.97524844 76979

Epoch: 2025-09-04T12:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T12:06:13.633Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

147.33942°

Altitude

572.446 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 51m 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

23:37:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.04 km

Perigee altitude

573.029 km

Semi-major axis

6,954.171 km

Eccentricity

0.00043

Inclination

45.608°

RAAN

312.7621°

Arg. of periapsis

316.2023°

True anomaly

43.88582°

Mean anomaly

43.8515°

Eccentric anomaly

43.86866°

Mean motion

3.74261 °/min

Orbital period

96.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00036897

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HAWK-9A, 59446

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HAWK-8C 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 09:11:43.643Z	272.825° WNW	2025-09-05 09:14:43.643Z	331.557° NNW	37.05°	2025-09-05 09:18:43.643Z	59.857° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 10:53:43.643Z	304.891° NW	2025-09-05 10:56:43.643Z	18.793° NNE	31.458°	2025-09-05 10:59:43.643Z	70.619° E
7 mins	2025-09-05 12:34:43.643Z	298.832° NW	2025-09-05 12:37:43.643Z	58.72° ENE	43.921°	2025-09-05 12:41:43.643Z	109.863° ESE
5 mins	2025-09-05 14:15:43.643Z	262.87° W	2025-09-05 14:17:43.643Z	226.395° WSW	22.948°	2025-09-05 14:20:43.643Z	171.166° S
6 mins	2025-09-06 07:33:43.643Z	234.18° WSW	2025-09-06 07:36:43.643Z	97.591° ESE	42.502°	2025-09-06 07:39:43.643Z	67.975° E