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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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 PREFIRE-1
1 59965U 24108A   25349.90964538  .00004869  00000-0  21990-3 0  9997
2 59965  97.5080 139.5853 0012356 156.5679 203.6122 15.21381563 84705

Epoch: 2025-12-15T21:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T21:49:53.360Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

87.31153°

Altitude

512.554 km

Speed

7.603 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 18m 20s

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

04:45:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

507.138 km

Perigee altitude

490.144 km

Semi-major axis

6,876.778 km

Eccentricity

0.00124

Inclination

97.508°

RAAN

139.5853°

Arg. of periapsis

156.5679°

True anomaly

203.55557°

Mean anomaly

203.6122°

Eccentric anomaly

203.58388°

Mean motion

3.80597 °/min

Orbital period

94.59 mins

BSTAR

0.0002199

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 59967 (Decayed)

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.
5 mins	2025-12-16 10:36:25.482Z	208.248° SW	2025-12-16 10:38:25.482Z	283.145° WNW	32.573°	2025-12-16 10:41:25.482Z	333.354° NNW
5 mins	2025-12-16 23:39:25.482Z	337.647° N	2025-12-16 23:41:25.482Z	290.195° WNW	25.541°	2025-12-16 23:44:25.482Z	229.549° WSW

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PREFIRE-1, 59965

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-15T21:49:53.360Z)

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Orbital elements

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

PREFIRE-1 Visibility forecast

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