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 | 18 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 18 hours ago
0 TIROS 4
1 00226U 62002A 24302.39613757 .00001084 00000-0 33299-3 0 9994
2 00226 48.2955 191.4503 0077073 313.1073 46.3396 14.46653288282022Epoch: 2024-10-28T09:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-28T09:30:26.286Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 11.61786° |
| Altitude | 699.322 km |
| Speed | 7.528 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 45m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -26.03104° |
| Longitude | -146.04443° |
| Altitude | 753.193 km |
| Speed | 7.473 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 27m 45s |
| Apparent Declination | -53° 14' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 22:36:21 |
| Azimuth | 132.194° SE |
| Elevation | -38.034° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 792.463 km |
| Perigee | 682.776 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,115.757 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0077073 |
| Inclination | 48.2955° |
| RAAN | 191.4503° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 313.1073° |
| True anomaly | 46.9828° |
| Mean anomaly | 46.3396° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 46.66077° |
| Mean motion | 3.61586 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00033299 |
| 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: 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-10-29 18:49:02.934Z | 201.062° SSW | 2024-10-29 18:53:02.934Z | 140.292° SSE | 31.093° | 2024-10-29 18:57:02.934Z | 76.199° E |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-29 20:34:02.934Z | 261.955° W | 2024-10-29 20:37:02.934Z | 323.632° NNW | 40.713° | 2024-10-29 20:42:02.934Z | 54.747° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-29 22:19:02.934Z | 301.957° NW | 2024-10-29 22:22:02.934Z | 350.749° N | 29.065° | 2024-10-29 22:27:02.934Z | 60.301° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-30 00:04:02.934Z | 313.739° NW | 2024-10-30 00:07:02.934Z | 3.595° NNE | 34.32° | 2024-10-30 00:12:02.934Z | 86.452° E |
| 9 mins | 2024-10-30 01:48:02.934Z | 294.932° NW | 2024-10-30 01:52:02.934Z | 214.736° SW | 42.998° | 2024-10-30 01:57:02.934Z | 134.069° SE |