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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

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

JPL

Mission

Operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-05-25 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

ELECTRON

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

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 8 hours ago

0 PREFIRE-2
1 59881U 24099A   25186.58753589  .00002761  00000-0  14026-3 0  9999
2 59881  97.4498  43.4397 0012470 343.5254  16.5573 15.17653852 61506

Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:06:03.1Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-91.89665°

Altitude

507.782 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 53m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

56.90914°

Longitude

99.96069°

Altitude

529.094 km

Speed

7.6 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 41m 24s

Apparent Declination

17° 01' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:29:13

Azimuth

43.196° NE

Elevation

-20.952°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

518.494 km

Perigee altitude

501.315 km

Semi-major axis

6,888.041 km

Eccentricity

0.00125

Inclination

97.4498°

RAAN

43.4397°

Arg. of periapsis

343.5254°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

16.5573°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.79664 °/min

Orbital period

94.82 mins

BSTAR

0.00014026

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ELECTRON R/B, 59882 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 59883 (Decayed)

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.
7 mins	2025-07-06 03:19:00.952Z	13.012° NNE	2025-07-06 03:22:00.952Z	23.2° NE	43.22°	2025-07-06 03:26:00.952Z	191.614° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-06 13:59:00.952Z	126.273° SE	2025-07-06 14:01:00.952Z	79.403° E	28.189°	2025-07-06 14:04:00.952Z	11.941° NNE

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