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 | 17 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 17 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 4A
1 00116U 61015A 24355.82011948 .00000142 00000-0 16645-3 0 9995
2 00116 66.8083 140.2616 0081333 292.2585 66.9883 13.92165833221064Epoch: 2024-12-20T19:40Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T19:40:58.323Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 115.13842° |
| Altitude | 900.33 km |
| Speed | 7.414 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 21m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -46.27237° |
| Longitude | 86.94896° |
| Altitude | 881.169 km |
| Speed | 7.44 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 40m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | -60° 37' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:42:38 |
| Azimuth | 219.711° SW |
| Elevation | -48.655° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 978.795 km |
| Perigee altitude | 860.089 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,297.579 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0081333 |
| Inclination | 66.8083° |
| RAAN | 140.2616° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 292.2585° |
| True anomaly | 67.84953° |
| Mean anomaly | 66.9883° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 67.41858° |
| Mean motion | 3.48157 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00016645 |
| Orbital period | 103.4 mins |
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TRANSIT 4A Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-12-21 13:06:48.041Z | 266.801° W | 2024-12-21 13:11:48.041Z | 321.379° NNW | 20.51° | 2024-12-21 13:15:48.041Z | 3.135° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-21 18:38:48.041Z | 18.852° NNE | 2024-12-21 18:40:48.041Z | 40.061° NE | 15.198° | 2024-12-21 18:43:48.041Z | 69.938° E |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-21 20:23:48.041Z | 338.365° N | 2024-12-21 20:27:48.041Z | 33.253° NE | 43.071° | 2024-12-21 20:33:48.041Z | 142.633° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-21 22:10:48.041Z | 289.382° WNW | 2024-12-21 22:13:48.041Z | 257.035° W | 17.942° | 2024-12-21 22:17:48.041Z | 215.951° SW |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-22 09:45:48.041Z | 124.141° SE | 2024-12-22 09:47:48.041Z | 101.895° ESE | 15.636° | 2024-12-22 09:50:48.041Z | 70.891° E |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-22 11:28:48.041Z | 215.267° SW | 2024-12-22 11:32:48.041Z | 255.026° W | 43.589° | 2024-12-22 11:38:48.041Z | 25.728° NE |
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