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NORAD 59881

PREFIRE-2

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 95 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.4° from the equator, between 9 and 41 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About PREFIRE-2

PREFIRE-2 is a satellite from the United States, launched on May 25, 2024 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex.

It circles Earth every 95 minutes (15.2 times a day), between 491 and 510 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.4° 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.

PREFIRE 1 · NASA CubeSat studying Earth's infrared radiation

Operated by
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Built by
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Space Science and Engineering Center
Mass
3 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 16 days its lowest point went from 492 km to 491 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

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