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). 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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TIROS 4 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 5 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Weather |
| Bus & Motor | TIROS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 129 kg wet, 129 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 5 hours ago
0 TIROS 4
1 226U 62002A 25018.51698891 .00000362 00000-0 14162-3 0 9991
2 226 48.2946 179.9778 0076980 291.2704 67.9988 14.46773523314780Epoch: 2025-01-18T12:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-18T12:24:27.841Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -124.30337° |
| Altitude | 716.408 km |
| Speed | 7.509 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 59m 54s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -47.92818° |
| Longitude | 133.92581° |
| Altitude | 704.323 km |
| Speed | 7.529 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 31m 16s |
| Apparent Declination | -44° 02' 29" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:49:11 |
| Azimuth | 142.584° SSE |
| Elevation | -84.702° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 792 km |
| Perigee altitude | 682.451 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,115.363 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.007698 |
| Inclination | 48.2946° |
| RAAN | 179.9778° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 291.2704° |
| True anomaly | 68.81962° |
| Mean anomaly | 67.9988° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 68.40892° |
| Mean motion | 3.61616 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00014162 |
| Orbital period | 99.55 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1962 (1962-02-08 UTC)
| TIROS 4, 226 |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 227 |
| DELTA 1 DEB (YO), 228 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 229 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 DEB, 28443 |
TIROS 4 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2025-01-18 17:46:15.409Z | 307.058° NW | 2025-01-18 17:50:15.409Z | 6.029° NNE | 30.951° | 2025-01-18 17:55:15.409Z | 75.847° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-18 19:31:15.409Z | 303.74° NW | 2025-01-18 19:35:15.409Z | 28.159° NE | 44.435° | 2025-01-18 19:40:15.409Z | 115.905° SE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-18 21:16:15.409Z | 269.39° W | 2025-01-18 21:19:15.409Z | 224.555° SW | 24.278° | 2025-01-18 21:23:15.409Z | 172.686° S |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-19 13:28:15.409Z | 220.853° SW | 2025-01-19 13:31:15.409Z | 160.379° S | 42.428° | 2025-01-19 13:36:15.409Z | 63.772° ENE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-19 15:12:15.409Z | 277.407° WNW | 2025-01-19 15:16:15.409Z | 351.262° N | 34.696° | 2025-01-19 15:20:15.409Z | 51.364° ENE |
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