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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

14 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 14 hours ago

0 HAWK-8C
1 59449U 24066H   25183.98732519  .00001739  00000-0  16757-3 0  9991
2 59449  45.6086 280.1500 0003780 332.0901  27.9776 14.97186234 67459

Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:41:44.896Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

3.45235°

Altitude

573.34 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 40m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-20.79573°

Longitude

-157.79858°

Altitude

582.107 km

Speed

7.569 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 07m 38s

Apparent Declination

-36° 27' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:13:10

Azimuth

99.71° ESE

Elevation

-53.786°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.711 km

Perigee altitude

574.453 km

Semi-major axis

6,955.219 km

Eccentricity

0.00038

Inclination

45.6086°

RAAN

280.15°

Arg. of periapsis

332.0901°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

27.9776°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.74177 °/min

Orbital period

96.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00016757

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HAWK-8C 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.
8 mins	2025-07-03 14:32:21.119Z	297.817° NW	2025-07-03 14:36:21.119Z	23.793° NE	42.973°	2025-07-03 14:40:21.119Z	104.793° ESE
6 mins	2025-07-03 16:14:21.119Z	269.123° W	2025-07-03 16:17:21.119Z	206.831° SW	26.109°	2025-07-03 16:20:21.119Z	159.108° S
7 mins	2025-07-04 09:32:21.119Z	228.812° WSW	2025-07-04 09:35:21.119Z	153.849° SSE	42.292°	2025-07-04 09:39:21.119Z	69.302° E
7 mins	2025-07-04 11:13:21.119Z	280.32° WNW	2025-07-04 11:16:21.119Z	347.122° N	35.245°	2025-07-04 11:20:21.119Z	61.337° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-04 12:55:21.119Z	308.559° NW	2025-07-04 12:57:21.119Z	352.166° N	32.374°	2025-07-04 13:01:21.119Z	76.083° E

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