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TIROS 4, 226

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIROS 4, 226 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 08 Feb 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA 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

226, 1962-002A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

TIROS, Unknown motor

Mass

129 kg wet, 129 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-02-08 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.07 m

Radar Cross Section

0.853 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 TIROS 4
1 00226U 62002A   25132.88188807  .00000171  00000-0  91416-4 0  9995
2 00226  48.2976  22.5382 0076186  42.3882 318.2870 14.46936634310475

Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:09:55.129Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-165.83008°

Altitude

695.754 km

Speed

7.531 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 30m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-22.39719°

Longitude

33.84867°

Altitude

794.165 km

Speed

7.429 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 46m 45s

Apparent Declination

-75° 39' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:49:37

Azimuth

180.197° SSW

Elevation

-25.576°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

790.895 km

Perigee altitude

682.485 km

Semi-major axis

7,114.827 km

Eccentricity

0.0076186

Inclination

48.2976°

RAAN

22.5382°

Arg. of periapsis

42.3882°

True anomaly

317.70194°

Mean anomaly

318.287°

Eccentric anomaly

317.99489°

Mean motion

3.61657 °/min

BSTAR

0.000091416

Orbital period

99.54 mins

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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1962 (1962-02-08 UTC)

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 227

DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 228

DELTA 1 R/B, 229 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 28443

TIROS 4 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.
8 mins	2025-05-13 18:52:00.920Z	202.971° SW	2025-05-13 18:56:00.920Z	141.591° SSE	30.73°	2025-05-13 19:00:00.920Z	75.297° E
7 mins	2025-05-13 20:37:00.920Z	263.322° W	2025-05-13 20:40:00.920Z	327.307° NNW	39.639°	2025-05-13 20:44:00.920Z	51.715° ENE
7 mins	2025-05-13 22:22:00.920Z	303.549° NW	2025-05-13 22:25:00.920Z	355.325° N	27.316°	2025-05-13 22:29:00.920Z	56.34° ENE
7 mins	2025-05-14 00:07:00.920Z	315.662° NNW	2025-05-14 00:10:00.920Z	14.006° NNE	33.673°	2025-05-14 00:14:00.920Z	84.232° E
8 mins	2025-05-14 01:51:00.920Z	293.221° NW	2025-05-14 01:55:00.920Z	183.86° SSW	41.313°	2025-05-14 01:59:00.920Z	135.92° SSE

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