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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

Last TLE update

5 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 5 hours ago

0 HAWK-8C
1 59449U 24066H   25129.19764282  .00002926  00000-0  27206-3 0  9996
2 59449  45.6065 202.3985 0002275  45.5051 314.6015 14.96689412 59244

Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:44Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:44:36.339Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-96.01017°

Altitude

576.089 km

Speed

7.575 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 29m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-38.86287°

Longitude

-148.67142°

Altitude

589.491 km

Speed

7.565 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 50m 27s

Apparent Declination

-44° 32' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:25:56

Azimuth

248.14° W

Elevation

-63.077°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

580.204 km

Perigee altitude

577.038 km

Semi-major axis

6,956.758 km

Eccentricity

0.0002275

Inclination

45.6065°

RAAN

202.3985°

Arg. of periapsis

45.5051°

True anomaly

314.58293°

Mean anomaly

314.6015°

Eccentric anomaly

314.59222°

Mean motion

3.74053 °/min

BSTAR

0.00027206

Orbital period

96.24 mins

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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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 09:48:38.722Z	267.822° W	2025-05-09 09:52:38.722Z	340.383° N	37.914°	2025-05-09 09:56:38.722Z	60.649° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-09 11:31:38.722Z	305.877° NW	2025-05-09 11:33:38.722Z	347.449° N	31.121°	2025-05-09 11:37:38.722Z	70.688° E
6 mins	2025-05-09 13:12:38.722Z	299.828° NW	2025-05-09 13:15:38.722Z	60.001° ENE	43.309°	2025-05-09 13:18:38.722Z	106.745° ESE
5 mins	2025-05-09 14:53:38.722Z	263.87° W	2025-05-09 14:55:38.722Z	226.546° WSW	23.939°	2025-05-09 14:58:38.722Z	169.478° S
7 mins	2025-05-10 08:11:38.722Z	233.881° WSW	2025-05-10 08:14:38.722Z	172.966° S	43.535°	2025-05-10 08:18:38.722Z	68.033° E

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