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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

Country

Related business

HawkEye 360 Inc. (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 (5 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, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

0.348 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 HAWK-2A
1 47505U 21006CW  25353.10727694  .00006052  00000-0  19957-3 0  9991
2 47505  97.2598  36.6506 0008270 122.8571 237.3468 15.31772338271904

Epoch: 2025-12-19T02:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T02:34:28.727Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-89.92227°

Altitude

476.695 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 26m 36s

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

12:55:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

473.13 km

Perigee altitude

461.807 km

Semi-major axis

6,845.605 km

Eccentricity

0.00083

Inclination

97.2598°

RAAN

36.6506°

Arg. of periapsis

122.8571°

True anomaly

237.26706°

Mean anomaly

237.3468°

Eccentric anomaly

237.30692°

Mean motion

3.832 °/min

Orbital period

93.95 mins

BSTAR

0.00019957

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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2021 (2021-01-24 UTC)

SPACEBEE-69, 48631 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 9, 47478 (Decayed)

UVSQ-SAT, 47438 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 CHANTAL, 47529 (Decayed)

LEMUR 2 NEVA, 47450 (Decayed)

ICEYE-X9, 47506 (Decayed)

STARLINK-2205, 47419 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-73, 48635 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 20, 47540 (Decayed)

OBJECT L, 47423

OBJECT Z, 47436

CAPELLA-3 (WHITNEY), 47489 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-43, 47480 (Decayed)

FLOCK 4S 16, 47516 (Decayed)

SPACEBEE-64, 48627 (Decayed)

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HAWK-2A 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.
6 mins	2025-12-19 15:40:48.266Z	24.682° NE	2025-12-19 15:43:48.266Z	112.245° ESE	37.759°	2025-12-19 15:46:48.266Z	176.468° S

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HAWK-2A, 47505

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-19T02:34:28.727Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2021 (2021-01-24 UTC)

HAWK-2A Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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