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PREFIRE-2

NORAD 59881· COSPAR 2024-099A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO
Launch
Launched on May 25, 2024 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | Ready, Aim, PREFIRE (PREFIRE 1)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 14:20 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
May 25, 2024
Mass
Apogee
512 km
Perigee
498 km
Inclination
97.40°
Period
1.58 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for PREFIRE-2 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.2 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
498 × 512 km
506513498Aug 26Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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