TRANSIT 4B, 202
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 4B, 202 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Nov 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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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
12 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 4, Unknown motor
Mass
89 kg wet, 89 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 1.09 m
Radar Cross Section
1.143 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 4B
1 202U 61031A 25115.20114664 .00000101 00000-0 93700-4 0 9998
2 202 32.4388 295.8679 0101540 279.7609 79.1557 13.63745627163975Epoch: 2025-04-25T04:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-25T04:49:39.069Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
9.99338°
Altitude
1,007.454 km
Speed
7.357 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 43m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-31.25203°
Longitude
-100.68917°
Altitude
963.787 km
Speed
7.404 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 08m 22s
Apparent Declination
-35° 09' 40"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:52:31
Azimuth
325.316° NNW
Elevation
-84.302°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1961 (1961-11-15 UTC)
TRANSIT 4B 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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| 13 mins | 2025-04-25 17:25:13.274Z | 242.187° WSW | 2025-04-25 17:31:13.274Z | 182.468° SSW | 34.982° | 2025-04-25 17:38:13.274Z | 104.195° ESE |
| 12 mins | 2025-04-25 19:18:13.274Z | 253.057° W | 2025-04-25 19:23:13.274Z | 196.854° SSW | 34.01° | 2025-04-25 19:30:13.274Z | 121.493° SE |
| 9 mins | 2025-04-25 21:11:13.274Z | 246.161° WSW | 2025-04-25 21:15:13.274Z | 205.015° SW | 22.395° | 2025-04-25 21:20:13.274Z | 156.919° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-04-26 14:25:13.274Z | 178.674° S | 2025-04-26 14:28:13.274Z | 147.604° SSE | 18.047° | 2025-04-26 14:32:13.274Z | 111.582° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2025-04-26 16:14:13.274Z | 226.604° WSW | 2025-04-26 16:19:13.274Z | 169.066° S | 31.932° | 2025-04-26 16:25:13.274Z | 103.354° ESE |
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