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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

Last TLE update

1 day 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)

2024-06-05 (11 months 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 1 day ago

0 PREFIRE-1
1 59965U 24108A   25128.41154007  .00007161  00000-0  34958-3 0  9996
2 59965  97.4863 279.5250 0012063 208.0804 151.9781 15.18522056 51066

Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:52:37.062Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-95.11185°

Altitude

520.732 km

Speed

7.599 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 38m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-8.43953°

Longitude

85.05068°

Altitude

506.799 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 07m 19s

Apparent Declination

-32° 05' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:55:40

Azimuth

98.966° ESE

Elevation

-43.948°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

515.584 km

Perigee altitude

498.972 km

Semi-major axis

6,885.415 km

Eccentricity

0.0012063

Inclination

97.4863°

RAAN

279.525°

Arg. of periapsis

208.0804°

True anomaly

152.04296°

Mean anomaly

151.9781°

Eccentric anomaly

152.01054°

Mean motion

3.79881 °/min

BSTAR

0.00034958

Orbital period

94.77 mins

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ELECTRON R/B, 59966 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 59967 (Decayed)

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	2025-05-09 22:49:08.562Z	17.04° NNE	2025-05-09 22:52:08.562Z	134.606° SE	43.632°	2025-05-09 22:55:08.562Z	186.984° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-10 09:29:08.562Z	106.31° ESE	2025-05-10 09:30:08.562Z	79.686° E	25.89°	2025-05-10 09:33:08.562Z	14.943° NNE

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