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HAWK-9B, 59450

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-9B, 59450 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

59450, 2024-066J

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: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 HAWK-9B
1 59450U 24066J   25247.65648668  .00004214  00000-0  37588-3 0  9995
2 59450  45.6226 312.1240 0005248 294.9319  65.1016 14.97452574 77000

Epoch: 2025-09-04T15:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-04T15:45:20.449Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

91.77289°

Altitude

573.303 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 48m 29s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

23:43:56

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

579.905 km

Perigee altitude

572.606 km

Semi-major axis

6,954.392 km

Eccentricity

0.00052

Inclination

45.6226°

RAAN

312.124°

Arg. of periapsis

294.9319°

True anomaly

65.15616°

Mean anomaly

65.1016°

Eccentric anomaly

65.12888°

Mean motion

3.74244 °/min

Orbital period

96.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00037588

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HAWK-9A, 59446

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HAWK-9B 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 07:58:43.263Z	237.177° WSW	2025-09-05 08:02:43.263Z	106.82° ESE	43.618°	2025-09-05 08:05:43.263Z	67.813° E
6 mins	2025-09-05 09:40:43.263Z	286.735° WNW	2025-09-05 09:43:43.263Z	0.761° NNE	33.663°	2025-09-05 09:46:43.263Z	57.956° ENE
6 mins	2025-09-05 11:22:43.263Z	312.634° NW	2025-09-05 11:24:43.263Z	4.988° NNE	33.98°	2025-09-05 11:28:43.263Z	81.104° E
7 mins	2025-09-05 13:02:43.263Z	291.716° WNW	2025-09-05 13:05:43.263Z	234.043° WSW	44.006°	2025-09-05 13:09:43.263Z	123.189° SE
4 mins	2025-09-05 14:44:43.263Z	246.796° WSW	2025-09-05 14:45:43.263Z	231.088° WSW	15.346°	2025-09-05 14:48:43.263Z	186.067° SSW
5 mins	2025-09-06 06:21:43.263Z	185.798° SSW	2025-09-06 06:23:43.263Z	150.911° SSE	22.611°	2025-09-06 06:26:43.263Z	94.116° ESE