TIROS 4, 226
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIROS 4, 226 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Feb 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA 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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TIROS 4 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 129 kg wet, 129 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.07 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.853 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TIROS 4
1 00226U 62002A 25002.42486039 .00000887 00000-0 28016-3 0 9998
2 00226 48.2957 252.7759 0076896 225.4320 134.0284 14.46756588291589Epoch: 2025-01-02T10:11Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-02T10:11:47.937Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | -2.47787° |
| Altitude | 774.85 km |
| Speed | 7.448 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 51m 06s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 18.99888° |
| Longitude | 157.43111° |
| Altitude | 720.045 km |
| Speed | 7.507 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 11m 57s |
| Apparent Declination | -13° 29' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:21:43 |
| Azimuth | 82.753° E |
| Elevation | -29.659° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 791.996 km |
| Perigee altitude | 682.566 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,115.418 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0076896 |
| Inclination | 48.2957° |
| RAAN | 252.7759° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 225.432° |
| True anomaly | 134.65773° |
| Mean anomaly | 134.0284° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 134.34349° |
| Mean motion | 3.61612 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00028016 |
| Orbital period | 99.55 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1962 (1962-02-08 UTC)
| TIROS 4, 226 |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 227 |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 228 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 229 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 28443 |
TIROS 4 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 | 2025-01-02 23:51:57.807Z | 307.949° NW | 2025-01-02 23:55:57.807Z | 6.666° NNE | 32.112° | 2025-01-03 00:00:57.807Z | 81.135° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-03 01:36:57.807Z | 299.702° NW | 2025-01-03 01:40:57.807Z | 180.581° SSW | 44.875° | 2025-01-03 01:45:57.807Z | 124.658° SE |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-03 03:21:57.807Z | 263.273° W | 2025-01-03 03:24:57.807Z | 222.402° SW | 17.851° | 2025-01-03 03:27:57.807Z | 185.857° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2025-01-03 17:50:57.807Z | 163.308° S | 2025-01-03 17:52:57.807Z | 137.314° SSE | 18.654° | 2025-01-03 17:56:57.807Z | 88.356° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-03 19:32:57.807Z | 234.041° WSW | 2025-01-03 19:36:57.807Z | 182.664° SSW | 44.766° | 2025-01-03 19:41:57.807Z | 60.361° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-03 21:17:57.807Z | 283.578° WNW | 2025-01-03 21:21:57.807Z | 350.791° N | 32.697° | 2025-01-03 21:25:57.807Z | 51.415° ENE |
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