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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 4A
1 00116U 61015A 25189.81764150 .00000001 00000-0 59692-4 0 9994
2 00116 66.8104 10.9698 0072590 158.8985 201.5117 13.92245976248903
Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:37:24.225Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
149.61169°
Altitude
972.198 km
Speed
7.341 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 43m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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Latitude
-48.56177°
Longitude
119.54442°
Altitude
983.099 km
Speed
7.337 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 10m 23s
Apparent Declination
-67° 46' 37"
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Local Sidereal Time
19:35:08
Azimuth
150.518° SSE
Elevation
-45.327°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)
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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10 mins | 2025-07-09 12:58:38.503Z | 175.305° S | 2025-07-09 13:03:38.503Z | 109.7° ESE | 33.177° | 2025-07-09 13:08:38.503Z | 45.706° ENE |
9 mins | 2025-07-09 14:45:38.503Z | 250.416° W | 2025-07-09 14:49:38.503Z | 301.889° NW | 29.662° | 2025-07-09 14:54:38.503Z | 9.188° NNE |
9 mins | 2025-07-09 22:02:38.503Z | 352.75° N | 2025-07-09 22:06:38.503Z | 55.171° ENE | 31.953° | 2025-07-09 22:11:38.503Z | 119.986° SE |
8 mins | 2025-07-09 23:49:38.503Z | 298.517° NW | 2025-07-09 23:52:38.503Z | 252.43° W | 28.039° | 2025-07-09 23:57:38.503Z | 190.221° SSW |
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