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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

22 hours 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 (10 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 22 hours ago

0 PREFIRE-1
1 59965U 24108A   25108.97031820  .00007878  00000-0  38797-3 0  9992
2 59965  97.4843 260.2837 0011291 281.5198  78.4768 15.18189818 48111

Epoch: 2025-04-18T23:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-18T23:17:15.492Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

63.64892°

Altitude

512.851 km

Speed

7.608 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 21m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-19.1538°

Longitude

67.15914°

Altitude

515.151 km

Speed

7.607 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 00m 07s

Apparent Declination

-29° 21' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:13:21

Azimuth

314.19° NW

Elevation

-75.743°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

516.059 km

Perigee altitude

500.508 km

Semi-major axis

6,886.42 km

Eccentricity

0.0011291

Inclination

97.4843°

RAAN

260.2837°

Arg. of periapsis

281.5198°

True anomaly

78.60361°

Mean anomaly

78.4768°

Eccentric anomaly

78.5402°

Mean motion

3.79798 °/min

BSTAR

0.00038797

Orbital period

94.79 mins

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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)

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.
4 mins	2025-04-19 22:00:55.913Z	53.09° ENE	2025-04-19 22:02:55.913Z	87.503° E	17.117°	2025-04-19 22:04:55.913Z	126.346° SE
4 mins	2025-04-19 23:35:55.913Z	322.327° NNW	2025-04-19 23:36:55.913Z	297.007° NW	24.471°	2025-04-19 23:39:55.913Z	234.334° WSW
5 mins	2025-04-20 10:13:55.913Z	181.417° SSW	2025-04-20 10:15:55.913Z	278.146° WNW	42.821°	2025-04-20 10:18:55.913Z	341.687° N

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