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 spacecraft
Bus & Motor
CUBESAT 6U, Unknown motor
Mass
~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 PREFIRE-2
1 59881U 24099A 25257.58632622 .00003182 00000-0 15859-3 0 9995
2 59881 97.4399 113.2774 0014579 88.6130 271.6774 15.18184693 72279Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:04:18.585Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-91.60324°
Altitude
514.134 km
Speed
7.607 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 33m 06s
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
20:44:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
518.336 km
Perigee altitude
498.257 km
Semi-major axis
6,886.434 km
Eccentricity
0.00146
Inclination
97.4399°
RAAN
113.2774°
Arg. of periapsis
88.613°
True anomaly
271.5104°
Mean anomaly
271.6774°
Eccentric anomaly
271.5939°
Mean motion
3.79797 °/min
Orbital period
94.79 mins
BSTAR
0.00015859
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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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| 5 mins | 2025-09-15 13:56:38.637Z | 126.643° SE | 2025-09-15 13:58:38.637Z | 84.213° E | 26.727° | 2025-09-15 14:01:38.637Z | 14.375° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-16 03:01:38.637Z | 29.806° NE | 2025-09-16 03:04:38.637Z | 127.244° SE | 35.095° | 2025-09-16 03:07:38.637Z | 175.018° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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