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PREFIRE-1, 59965

Orbit data source: Space-Track

PREFIRE-1, 59965 is a payload satellite owned by JPL (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 05 Jun 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

59965, 2024-108A

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)

2024-06-05 (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: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 PREFIRE-1
1 59965U 24108A   26125.37383617  .00005480  00000-0  23393-3 0  9993
2 59965  97.5278 280.0476 0012129  37.7572 322.4514 15.23252604106072

Epoch: 2026-05-05T08:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T08:58:19.445Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-77.78303°

Altitude

492.521 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 40m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

17:45:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

501.338 km

Perigee altitude

484.67 km

Semi-major axis

6,871.141 km

Eccentricity

0.00121

Inclination

97.5278°

RAAN

280.0476°

Arg. of periapsis

37.7572°

True anomaly

322.36659°

Mean anomaly

322.4514°

Eccentric anomaly

322.40901°

Mean motion

3.81066 °/min

Orbital period

94.47 mins

BSTAR

0.00023393

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ELECTRON R/B, 59966 (Decayed)

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PREFIRE-1 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	2026-05-06 10:19:42.742Z	166.926° S	2026-05-06 10:22:42.742Z	347.674° N	43.626°	2026-05-06 10:25:42.742Z	347.962° N
5 mins	2026-05-06 23:22:42.742Z	0.24° NNE	2026-05-06 23:24:42.742Z	315.04° NNW	40.13°	2026-05-06 23:27:42.742Z	207.276° SW

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PREFIRE-1, 59965

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-05T08:58:19.445Z)

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Other satellites on launch #108 in the year 2024 (2024-06-05 UTC)

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