PREFIRE-2, 59881
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PREFIRE-2, 59881 is a payload satellite owned by JPL (US) in SSO that was launched on Sat, 25 May 2024 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
JPL
Mission
Operational Civil Earth Obs Sci
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Sail, 6.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 PREFIRE-2
1 59881U 24099A 26073.11373251 .00004876 00000-0 22708-3 0 9993
2 59881 97.4209 290.8591 0012295 171.3655 188.7794 15.20312554 99689Epoch: 2026-03-14T02:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-14T02:43:46.488Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
78.17584°
Altitude
516.353 km
Speed
7.601 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 23m 26s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:32:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
510.322 km
Perigee altitude
493.404 km
Semi-major axis
6,880 km
Eccentricity
0.00123
Inclination
97.4209°
RAAN
290.8591°
Arg. of periapsis
171.3655°
True anomaly
188.75793°
Mean anomaly
188.7794°
Eccentric anomaly
188.76866°
Mean motion
3.8033 °/min
Orbital period
94.65 mins
BSTAR
0.00022708
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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2024 (2024-05-25 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.PREFIRE-2 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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-03-15 02:59:51.401Z | 29.806° NE | 2026-03-15 03:02:51.401Z | 125.789° SE | 34.82° | 2026-03-15 03:05:51.401Z | 174.66° S |
| 5 mins | 2026-03-15 13:37:51.401Z | 112.693° SE | 2026-03-15 13:39:51.401Z | 77.726° E | 18.404° | 2026-03-15 13:42:51.401Z | 22.71° NE |
| 5 mins | 2026-03-15 15:11:51.401Z | 218.966° SW | 2026-03-15 15:13:51.401Z | 262.278° W | 22.782° | 2026-03-15 15:16:51.401Z | 319.407° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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