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 116U 61015A 24302.65762924 .00000549 00000-0 47683-3 0 9992
2 116 66.8087 270.3078 0078725 326.9475 32.6697 13.92127774214167Epoch: 2024-10-28T15:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-28T15:46:59.166Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | -3.91941° |
| Altitude | 875.017 km |
| Speed | 7.44 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 01m 13s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -16.94573° |
| Longitude | -177.60932° |
| Altitude | 962.346 km |
| Speed | 7.352 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 06m 43s |
| Apparent Declination | -31° 09' 09" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:36:18 |
| Azimuth | 85.656° E |
| Elevation | -58.584° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 977.026 km |
| Perigee | 862.124 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,297.712 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0078725 |
| Inclination | 66.8087° |
| RAAN | 270.3078° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 326.9475° |
| True anomaly | 33.16072° |
| Mean anomaly | 32.6697° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 32.9148° |
| Mean motion | 3.48147 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00047683 |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-10-29 07:49:59.994Z | 348.962° N | 2024-10-29 07:54:59.994Z | 47.802° ENE | 29.581° | 2024-10-29 07:59:59.994Z | 110.865° ESE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-29 09:36:59.994Z | 312.996° NW | 2024-10-29 09:41:59.994Z | 239.021° WSW | 34.415° | 2024-10-29 09:46:59.994Z | 181.435° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-29 22:56:59.994Z | 176.749° S | 2024-10-29 23:00:59.994Z | 107.785° ESE | 36.326° | 2024-10-29 23:05:59.994Z | 42.078° NE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-30 00:43:59.994Z | 263.104° W | 2024-10-30 00:46:59.994Z | 303.815° NW | 26.271° | 2024-10-30 00:51:59.994Z | 7.263° NNE |