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HAWK-10A, 60540

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-10A, 60540 is a payload satellite owned by HawkEye 360 (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Aug 2024 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

60540, 2024-149CA

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

HawkEye 360 Inc. (US)

Manufacturer

UTIAS-SFL

Mission

Operational Commercial Sigint

Bus & Motor

HAWK2G, Unknown motor

Mass

31 kg wet, 30 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-08-16 (2 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 HAWK-10A
1 60540U 24149CA  26080.16896851  .00001969  00000-0  17966-3 0  9992
2 60540  97.6953 157.5960 0003853  29.2432 330.9004 14.96223364 86823

Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:03:18.879Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-81.9262°

Altitude

579.285 km

Speed

7.572 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 30m 23s

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

05:47:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

578.268 km

Perigee altitude

572.909 km

Semi-major axis

6,953.725 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

97.6953°

RAAN

157.596°

Arg. of periapsis

29.2432°

True anomaly

330.87892°

Mean anomaly

330.9004°

Eccentric anomaly

330.88966°

Mean motion

3.74297 °/min

Orbital period

96.18 mins

BSTAR

0.00017966

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

CONNECTA IOT-4, 60524

LEMUR 2 SQUIRRELCOMM, 60578

WARATAH SEED-1, 60469

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HAWK-10A 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	2026-03-22 04:16:57.641Z	112.831° SE	2026-03-22 04:18:57.641Z	77.938° E	20.986°	2026-03-22 04:21:57.641Z	22.519° NE
4 mins	2026-03-22 05:52:57.641Z	228.813° WSW	2026-03-22 05:54:57.641Z	275.116° WNW	23.354°	2026-03-22 05:56:57.641Z	312.051° NW
6 mins	2026-03-22 17:32:57.641Z	32.839° NE	2026-03-22 17:35:57.641Z	104.908° ESE	34.007°	2026-03-22 17:38:57.641Z	166.766° S

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HAWK-10A, 60540

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T04:03:18.879Z)

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Other satellites on launch #149 in the year 2024 (2024-08-16 UTC)

HAWK-10A Visibility forecast

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