TRANSIT 4B, 202
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 4B, 202 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Nov 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 4B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 13 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 4, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 89 kg wet, 89 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.1 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 4B
1 00202U 61031A 24251.59698922 .00000195 00000-0 20978-3 0 9993
2 00202 32.4398 5.7841 0101419 335.6846 23.9013 13.63688234132548Epoch: 2024-09-07T14:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T14:19:39.868Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | 163.71509° |
| Altitude | 952.582 km |
| Speed | 7.411 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 23m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -21.10714° |
| Longitude | 18.09266° |
| Altitude | 1,060.786 km |
| Speed | 7.306 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 12h 05m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | -41° 25' 12" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:53:26 |
| Azimuth | 246.65° WSW |
| Elevation | -43.361° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,100.796 km |
| Perigee | 950.618 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,403.844 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0101419 |
| Inclination | 32.4398° |
| RAAN | 5.7841° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 335.6846° |
| True anomaly | 24.37768° |
| Mean anomaly | 23.9013° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 24.13894° |
| Mean motion | 3.40688 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020978 |
| Period | 105.67 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1961 (1961-11-15 UTC)
| TRANSIT 4B, 202 |
| TRAAC, 205 |
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 204 |
| TRAAC DEB, 10796 |
TRANSIT 4B Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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