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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

17 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 (1 year 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 17 hours ago

0 PREFIRE-1
1 59965U 24108A   25184.34681328  .00003356  00000-0  16330-3 0  9997
2 59965  97.4930 334.9465 0012895  27.0981 333.0924 15.19020494 59557

Epoch: 2025-07-03T08:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T08:19:24.667Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-71.52115°

Altitude

503.967 km

Speed

7.617 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 19m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-24.11917°

Longitude

-67.44962°

Altitude

512.062 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 49m 39s

Apparent Declination

-33° 19' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:25:18

Azimuth

78.529° E

Elevation

-69.782°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

514.647 km

Perigee altitude

496.894 km

Semi-major axis

6,883.907 km

Eccentricity

0.00129

Inclination

97.493°

RAAN

334.9465°

Arg. of periapsis

27.0981°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

333.0924°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80006 °/min

Orbital period

94.74 mins

BSTAR

0.0001633

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-04 09:44:28.981Z	147.706° SSE	2025-07-04 09:47:28.981Z	99.474° ESE	34.314°	2025-07-04 09:50:28.981Z	6.131° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-04 22:50:28.981Z	18.832° NNE	2025-07-04 22:52:28.981Z	57.048° ENE	42.96°	2025-07-04 22:56:28.981Z	187.456° SSW

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