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HAWK-2A, 47505

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HAWK-2A, 47505 is a payload satellite owned by HawkEye 360 (US) in SSO that was launched on Sun, 24 Jan 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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	47505, 2021-006CW
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	12 hours ago
Origin	HE360 (US)
Manufacturer	UTIAS-SFL
Mission	Operational Commercial Sigint
Bus & Motor	DEFIANT, Unknown motor
Mass	31 kg wet, 30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2021-01-24 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle	FALCON 9
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 1 m
Radar Cross Section	0.348 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 HAWK-2A
1 47505U 21006CW  25088.17483956  .00009649  00000-0  36451-3 0  9996
2 47505  97.2935 137.3861 0007220   5.6705 354.4615 15.27177329231414

Epoch: 2025-03-29T04:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-29T04:11:46.137Z)

Latitude	-0.00003°
Longitude	-112.37935°
Altitude	482.426 km
Speed	7.627 km/s
True Right ascension	09h 09m 32s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-45.82049°
Longitude	-104.34892°
Altitude	498.801 km
Speed	7.615 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	09h 52m 37s
Apparent Declination	-42° 49' 39"
Sunlit	Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	22:03:21
Azimuth	146.204° SSE
Elevation	-86.46°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	486.159 km
Perigee altitude	476.254 km
Semi-major axis	6,859.344 km
Eccentricity	0.000722
Inclination	97.2935°
RAAN	137.3861°
Arg. of periapsis	5.6705°
True anomaly	354.45351°
Mean anomaly	354.4615°
Eccentric anomaly	354.4575°
Mean motion	3.82049 °/min
BSTAR	0.00036451
Orbital period	94.23 mins