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 | 8 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 8 hours ago
0 TIROS 4
1 00226U 62002A 24291.89729685 .00001221 00000-0 36905-3 0 9994
2 00226 48.2959 238.9337 0077280 270.1469 89.0574 14.46635125280502Epoch: 2024-10-17T21:32Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T21:32:06.447Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | -110.96803° |
| Altitude | 736.533 km |
| Speed | 7.488 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 55m 44s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 6.19722° |
| Longitude | -107.01487° |
| Altitude | 742.489 km |
| Speed | 7.482 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 46m 30s |
| Apparent Declination | -17° 04' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:40:06 |
| Azimuth | 300.691° NW |
| Elevation | -54.372° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 792.67 km |
| Perigee | 682.688 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,115.816 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.007728 |
| Inclination | 48.2959° |
| RAAN | 238.9337° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 270.1469° |
| True anomaly | 89.94295° |
| Mean anomaly | 89.0574° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 89.50016° |
| Mean motion | 3.61581 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00036905 |
| Period | 99.56 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: 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-10-18 06:19:42.337Z | 294.645° NW | 2024-10-18 06:24:42.337Z | 220.061° SW | 40.383° | 2024-10-18 06:29:42.337Z | 140.387° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-18 22:33:42.337Z | 187.594° SSW | 2024-10-18 22:36:42.337Z | 143.419° SSE | 27.046° | 2024-10-18 22:41:42.337Z | 75.561° E |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-19 00:17:42.337Z | 252.934° W | 2024-10-19 00:20:42.337Z | 302.211° NW | 42.708° | 2024-10-19 00:25:42.337Z | 55.636° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-19 02:02:42.337Z | 297.13° NW | 2024-10-19 02:05:42.337Z | 344.559° N | 30.075° | 2024-10-19 02:10:42.337Z | 57.276° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-19 03:47:42.337Z | 312.277° NW | 2024-10-19 03:51:42.337Z | 24.877° NE | 32.768° | 2024-10-19 03:55:42.337Z | 80.355° E |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-19 05:31:42.337Z | 298.976° NW | 2024-10-19 05:35:42.337Z | 263.198° W | 44.331° | 2024-10-19 05:40:42.337Z | 126.82° SE |