HAWK-10B (60545)

COSPAR: 2024-149CF | Alt Name: Hawk 10B

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Launch Details

Launch Date

August 16, 2024

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

60545

International Designator

2024-149CF

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:08:53 GMT

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Inclination

97.68°

Right Ascension

275.47°

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Argument of Perigee

358.03°

Period

96.22 min

Mean Motion

14.97 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

HAWK-10B

Alternative Name

Hawk 10B

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

HE360

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 60545U 24149CF  26200.79783816  .00000426  00000+0  42454-4 0  9993

2 60545  97.6798 275.4707 0004911 358.0268   2.0933 14.96594735104866

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Summary

HAWK-10B (also known as Hawk 10B) is a satellite designed for RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, and traffic monitoring, launched on August 16, 2024, from AFWTR SLC4E using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.45 meters in length, 0.3 meters in diameter, and a span of 1 meter. It was manufactured by UTIAS for HE360 with a dry mass of 30 kg and a launch mass of 31 kg. Equipped with solar cells and batteries for power, it uses either FEES or water thrusters for propulsion depending on the thruster number. The satellite is based on the Defiant bus configuration and has a box shape with two panels. Its mission duration is projected to last for three years.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.45

Diameter

0.3

Span

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Box + 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

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Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Hawk 10B

Purpose

RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, Traffic monitoring

Mission

RF spectrum monitoring, SIGINT, Traffic monitoring

Manufacturer

UTIAS

Life Expectancy

3 years

Bus

Hawk2G

Configuration

Defiant bus

Motor

FEES or water thrusters (#2-6); water thrusters (#7-...)

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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