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NORAD 47505

HAWK-2A

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 94 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.2° from the equator, between 2,938 and 2,953 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About HAWK-2A

HAWK-2A is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jan 24, 2021 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It circles Earth every 94 minutes (15.4 times a day), between 452 and 463 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.2° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 83° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

HAWK-2A · satellite launched in 2021

Built by
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
Mass
30 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 20 days its lowest point went from 453 km to 452 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
455460

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.