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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

59881, 2024-099A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

JPL

Mission

Operational Civil Earth Obs Sci

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-05-25 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ELECTRON

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 6.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.789 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 PREFIRE-2
1 59881U 24099A   26171.15561843  .00003068  00000-0  14091-3 0  9990
2 59881  97.4081  27.3009 0011662 187.5673 172.5389 15.21088554114589

Epoch: 2026-06-20T03:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T03:44:05.432Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

62.90397°

Altitude

513.606 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 49m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

23:21:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

507.541 km

Perigee altitude

491.5 km

Semi-major axis

6,877.657 km

Eccentricity

0.00117

Inclination

97.4081°

RAAN

27.3009°

Arg. of periapsis

187.5673°

True anomaly

172.55623°

Mean anomaly

172.5389°

Eccentric anomaly

172.54757°

Mean motion

3.80524 °/min

Orbital period

94.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00014091

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 59883 (Decayed)

ELECTRON R/B, 59882 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-06-22 14:16:42.370Z	155.09° SSE	2026-06-22 14:19:42.370Z	85.929° E	41.554°	2026-06-22 14:22:42.370Z	357.021° N
5 mins	2026-06-23 03:21:42.370Z	8.846° NNE	2026-06-23 03:23:42.370Z	247.553° W	44.712°	2026-06-23 03:26:42.370Z	195.635° SSW

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PREFIRE-2, 59881

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T03:44:05.432Z)

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Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2024 (2024-05-25 UTC)

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