TRANSIT 4A, 116
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 4A, 116 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Jun 1961 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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TRANSIT 4A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 4, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 78 kg wet, 78 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.09 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.143 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 4A
1 00116U 61015A 24291.73753813 .00000401 00000-0 36416-3 0 9994
2 00116 66.8087 297.0217 0077945 334.2635 25.4574 13.92119169212140Epoch: 2024-10-17T17:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T17:42:03.294Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 4.79065° |
| Altitude | 871.998 km |
| Speed | 7.443 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 48m 05s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 22.70556° |
| Longitude | 173.38813° |
| Altitude | 980.026 km |
| Speed | 7.335 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 54m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 17' 43" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:35:41 |
| Azimuth | 58.95° ENE |
| Elevation | -41.353° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 976.487 km |
| Perigee | 862.723 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,297.742 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0077945 |
| Inclination | 66.8087° |
| RAAN | 297.0217° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 334.2635° |
| True anomaly | 25.84473° |
| Mean anomaly | 25.4574° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 25.65072° |
| Mean motion | 3.48145 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00036416 |
| Period | 103.41 mins |
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TRANSIT 4A Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-10-18 09:44:27.938Z | 358.255° N | 2024-10-18 09:48:27.938Z | 40.054° NE | 19.881° | 2024-10-18 09:52:27.938Z | 84.809° E |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-18 11:31:27.938Z | 327.34° NNW | 2024-10-18 11:35:27.938Z | 283.879° WNW | 44.225° | 2024-10-18 11:41:27.938Z | 158.083° S |
| 7 mins | 2024-10-19 00:52:27.938Z | 144.439° SSE | 2024-10-19 00:55:27.938Z | 103.694° ESE | 22.571° | 2024-10-19 00:59:27.938Z | 57.644° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-19 02:37:27.938Z | 236.446° WSW | 2024-10-19 02:41:27.938Z | 312.765° NW | 37.806° | 2024-10-19 02:46:27.938Z | 18.179° NNE |