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). 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 4B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 1.09 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.143 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 4B
1 202U 61031A 24295.96638561 .00000098 00000-0 91286-4 0 9998
2 202 32.4366 143.5784 0101401 312.6101 46.6005 13.63699267138671Epoch: 2024-10-21T23:11Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-21T23:11:35.716Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | 124.79411° |
| Altitude | 969.877 km |
| Speed | 7.394 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 34m 18s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 16.93298° |
| Longitude | 149.19013° |
| Altitude | 998.999 km |
| Speed | 7.366 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 18m 07s |
| Apparent Declination | -23° 25' 25" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:47:06 |
| Azimuth | 247.086° WSW |
| Elevation | -9.214° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,100.743 km |
| Perigee | 950.592 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,403.805 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0101401 |
| Inclination | 32.4366° |
| RAAN | 143.5784° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 312.6101° |
| True anomaly | 47.45215° |
| Mean anomaly | 46.6005° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 47.02558° |
| Mean motion | 3.40691 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000091286 |
| Period | 105.67 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1961 (1961-11-15 UTC)
| TRANSIT 4B, 202 |
| TRAAC, 205 |
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 204 |
| TRAAC DEB, 10796 |
TRANSIT 4B Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 mins | 2024-10-22 18:47:50.752Z | 232.021° WSW | 2024-10-22 18:52:50.752Z | 177.05° S | 32.717° | 2024-10-22 18:58:50.752Z | 105.047° ESE |
| 12 mins | 2024-10-22 20:39:50.752Z | 250.411° W | 2024-10-22 20:44:50.752Z | 191.71° SSW | 35.276° | 2024-10-22 20:51:50.752Z | 114.993° SE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-22 22:32:50.752Z | 247.134° WSW | 2024-10-22 22:36:50.752Z | 201.583° SSW | 26.535° | 2024-10-22 22:42:50.752Z | 143.402° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-23 17:36:50.752Z | 213.75° SW | 2024-10-23 17:40:50.752Z | 166.83° S | 27.999° | 2024-10-23 17:46:50.752Z | 102.932° ESE |