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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 + 1 Sail, 6.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.080 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 PREFIRE-1
1 59965U 24108A   26035.93662883  .00007360  00000-0  32375-3 0  9999
2 59965  97.5131 190.5244 0011382 349.9505  10.1502 15.22116496 92464

Epoch: 2026-02-04T22:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T22:28:44.730Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

78.24197°

Altitude

494.841 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 42m 05s

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

10:49:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

504.25 km

Perigee altitude

488.601 km

Semi-major axis

6,874.562 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

97.5131°

RAAN

190.5244°

Arg. of periapsis

349.9505°

True anomaly

10.17322°

Mean anomaly

10.1502°

Eccentric anomaly

10.16171°

Mean motion

3.80781 °/min

Orbital period

94.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00032375

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

ELECTRON R/B, 59966 (Decayed)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 59967 (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.
5 mins	2026-02-05 09:39:43.851Z	129.811° SE	2026-02-05 09:42:43.851Z	61.19° ENE	26.423°	2026-02-05 09:44:43.851Z	17.792° NNE
5 mins	2026-02-05 22:43:43.851Z	38.73° NE	2026-02-05 22:45:43.851Z	105.186° ESE	34.895°	2026-02-05 22:48:43.851Z	170.637° S

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PREFIRE-1, 59965

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T22:28:44.730Z)

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

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