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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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 PREFIRE-2
1 59881U 24099A   25199.83977825  .00002567  00000-0  13045-3 0  9996
2 59881  97.4486  56.4761 0011397 293.2797  66.7236 15.17724826 63518

Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:09:16.84Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

177.27048°

Altitude

512.708 km

Speed

7.609 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 45m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-80.15299°

Longitude

-50.60954°

Altitude

533.863 km

Speed

7.598 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 25m 04s

Apparent Declination

-60° 44' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:22:49

Azimuth

180.774° SSW

Elevation

-69.17°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

517.539 km

Perigee altitude

501.839 km

Semi-major axis

6,887.826 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

97.4486°

RAAN

56.4761°

Arg. of periapsis

293.2797°

True anomaly

66.84364°

Mean anomaly

66.7236°

Eccentric anomaly

66.78361°

Mean motion

3.79682 °/min

Orbital period

94.82 mins

BSTAR

0.00013045

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-19 13:42:13.389Z	118.225° SE	2025-07-19 13:45:13.389Z	62.105° ENE	19.954°	2025-07-19 13:47:13.389Z	25.238° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 15:17:13.389Z	229.262° WSW	2025-07-19 15:19:13.389Z	275.411° WNW	21.028°	2025-07-19 15:21:13.389Z	312.363° NW
5 mins	2025-07-20 02:48:13.389Z	46.129° ENE	2025-07-20 02:50:13.389Z	95.652° ESE	27.794°	2025-07-20 02:53:13.389Z	158.408° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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