Key statistics
Satellite KESTREL-0A at a glance.
Uptime
22
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
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 KESTREL-0A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: KESTREL-0A
International designator: 2025-138D
Object number (NORAD): 64624
Object ID (CCSDS): 64624
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.029 minutes
Inclination: 97.4365 deg
SMA: 6898.145 km
Apoapsis: 530.614 km
Periapsis: 509.405 km
RAAN: 203.1246 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015373
Argument of periapsis: 206.0382 deg
Mean anomaly: 154.0079 deg
Mean motion: 15.15319892 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001724 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00009478 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 18, 2025, 2:44 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 17, 2025, 10:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 KESTREL-0A
TLE line 1: 1 64624U 25138D 25198.95395896 .00001724 00000-0 94780-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 64624 97.4365 203.1246 0015373 206.0382 154.0079 15.15319892 3201
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite KESTREL-0A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission. The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 of the satellites will comprise HawkEye 360’s Cluster 12 and will operate in a dawn-to-dusk polar orbit, while the 4th is Kestrel-0A, an experimental satellite designed to evaluate emerging capabilities and future technology enhancements.
KESTREL-0A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on June 26, 2025, 5:28 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | Get The Hawk Outta Here (4x HawkEye 360)
Agency: HawkEye 360
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 26, 2025, 5:28 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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