Key statistics
Satellite HAWK-A at a glance.
Uptime
2351
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for HAWK-A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: HAWK-A
International designator: 2018-099H
Object number (NORAD): 43765
Object ID (CCSDS): 43765
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.282 minutes
Inclination: 97.4471 deg
SMA: 6910.36 km
Apoapsis: 541.745 km
Periapsis: 522.705 km
RAAN: 184.3305 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013777
Argument of periapsis: 247.46 deg
Mean anomaly: 112.5172 deg
Mean motion: 15.11303719 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005106 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030628 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 5:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HAWK-A
TLE line 1: 1 43765U 18099H 25130.70952412 .00005106 00000-0 30628-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 43765 97.4471 184.3305 0013777 247.4600 112.5172 15.11303719351954
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite HAWK-A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Dedicated rideshare launching payloads into sun-synchronous orbit. Payloads include ORS-6, EU:CROPIS, STPSat-5, BlackSky Global-1 to -4, HawkEye Pathfinder 1-3, Iceye, NEXTSat-1, 2 SkySats, Centauri II, and a Flock of Doves.
HAWK-A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A’, on board a Falcon 9 space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 3, 2018, 6:34 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4E.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Spaceflight SSO-A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 3, 2018, 6:34 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Falcon 9
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 4E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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