SPOT 4, 25260
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SPOT 4, 25260 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 24 Mar 1998 UTC via an ARIANE 40 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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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SPOT 4 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 6 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | MMS/Toulouse |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Imaging |
| Bus & Motor | SPOT, SPOT AOCS |
| Mass | 2,755 kg wet, 2,600 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 1 Pan, 7.99 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 37.816 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 6 hours ago
0 SPOT 4
1 25260U 98017A 24361.17219030 .00001149 00000-0 27499-3 0 9998
2 25260 98.2548 92.2307 0013869 87.1753 273.1031 14.55353244401271Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:07Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T04:07:57.241Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | -64.91319° |
| Altitude | 710.676 km |
| Speed | 7.501 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 08m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -69.05862° |
| Longitude | 93.18511° |
| Altitude | 743.565 km |
| Speed | 7.477 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 00m 57s |
| Apparent Declination | -60° 09' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:34:55 |
| Azimuth | 151.977° SSE |
| Elevation | -65.036° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 715.132 km |
| Perigee altitude | 695.484 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,083.445 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0013869 |
| Inclination | 98.2548° |
| RAAN | 92.2307° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 87.1753° |
| True anomaly | 272.94439° |
| Mean anomaly | 273.1031° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 273.02375° |
| Mean motion | 3.64063 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00027499 |
| Orbital period | 98.88 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1998 (1998-03-24 UTC)
SPOT 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. |
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| 4 mins | 2024-12-26 17:56:46.259Z | 64.313° ENE | 2024-12-26 17:58:46.259Z | 91.041° ESE | 13.972° | 2024-12-26 18:00:46.259Z | 117.935° SE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-26 19:33:46.259Z | 358.776° N | 2024-12-26 19:36:46.259Z | 298.101° NW | 39.324° | 2024-12-26 19:40:46.259Z | 212.475° SW |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 05:03:46.259Z | 87.816° E | 2024-12-27 05:05:46.259Z | 58.501° ENE | 15.598° | 2024-12-27 05:07:46.259Z | 31.475° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-27 06:39:46.259Z | 189.234° SSW | 2024-12-27 06:42:46.259Z | 256.377° W | 38.654° | 2024-12-27 06:46:46.259Z | 334.732° NNW |
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