TRANSIT 4A, 116
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 4A, 116 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Jun 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 4A details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | APL |
Mission | Defense Navigation |
Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 4, Unknown motor |
Mass | 78 kg wet, 78 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.09 m |
Radar Cross Section | 1.143 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 4A
1 116U 61015A 24318.96572263 .00000273 00000-0 26639-3 0 9990
2 116 66.8093 230.4158 0079688 316.2365 43.2415 13.92148468216430
Epoch: 2024-11-13T23:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-13T23:10:38.435Z)
Latitude | -0.00004° |
Longitude | -170.79907° |
Altitude | 881.032 km |
Speed | 7.434 km/s |
True Right ascension | 15h 21m 39s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 53.93203° |
Longitude | -136.77437° |
Altitude | 944.427 km |
Speed | 7.377 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 21h 51m 15s |
Apparent Declination | 20° 14' 05" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 13:19:19 |
Azimuth | 49.316° ENE |
Elevation | -12.764° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 977.656 km |
Perigee altitude | 861.349 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,297.64 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0079688 |
Inclination | 66.8093° |
RAAN | 230.4158° |
Arg. of periapsis | 316.2365° |
True anomaly | 43.87164° |
Mean anomaly | 43.2415° |
Eccentric anomaly | 43.55611° |
Mean motion | 3.48153 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00026639 |
Orbital period | 103.4 mins |
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TRANSIT 4A Visibility forecast
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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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5 mins | 2024-11-14 18:16:42.113Z | 129.043° SE | 2024-11-14 18:19:42.113Z | 97.795° ESE | 13.597° | 2024-11-14 18:21:42.113Z | 77.326° E |
10 mins | 2024-11-14 20:00:42.113Z | 211.61° SW | 2024-11-14 20:04:42.113Z | 277.33° WNW | 44.785° | 2024-11-14 20:10:42.113Z | 27.692° NE |
6 mins | 2024-11-14 21:49:42.113Z | 292.707° NW | 2024-11-14 21:51:42.113Z | 314.867° NW | 16.305° | 2024-11-14 21:55:42.113Z | 356.976° N |
7 mins | 2024-11-15 03:18:42.113Z | 12.406° NNE | 2024-11-15 03:21:42.113Z | 46.942° ENE | 18.533° | 2024-11-15 03:25:42.113Z | 86.701° E |
11 mins | 2024-11-15 05:03:42.113Z | 330.496° NNW | 2024-11-15 05:08:42.113Z | 175.204° S | 44.894° | 2024-11-15 05:14:42.113Z | 153.796° SSE |
4 mins | 2024-11-15 06:52:42.113Z | 271.334° WNW | 2024-11-15 06:53:42.113Z | 261.339° W | 13.048° | 2024-11-15 06:56:42.113Z | 232.561° WSW |
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