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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIROS, Unknown motor
Mass
129 kg wet, 129 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 TIROS 4
1 00226U 62002A 26178.11189435 -.00000007 00000-0 43913-4 0 9998
2 00226 48.2975 325.8401 0076396 293.0592 66.2266 14.47189154369887Epoch: 2026-06-27T02:41Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-27T02:41:07.671Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
10.32737°
Altitude
713.643 km
Speed
7.511 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 43m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:21:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
790.211 km
Perigee altitude
681.515 km
Semi-major axis
7,114 km
Eccentricity
0.00764
Inclination
48.2975°
RAAN
325.8401°
Arg. of periapsis
293.0592°
True anomaly
67.03082°
Mean anomaly
66.2266°
Eccentric anomaly
66.6284°
Mean motion
3.6172 °/min
Orbital period
99.52 mins
BSTAR
0.000043913
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Other satellites on launch #2 in the year 1962 (1962-02-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-06-27 16:18:00.039Z | 302.071° NW | 2026-06-27 16:22:00.039Z | 359.615° N | 29.223° | 2026-06-27 16:27:00.039Z | 67.009° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2026-06-27 18:03:00.039Z | 308.08° NW | 2026-06-27 18:07:00.039Z | 14.52° NNE | 39.612° | 2026-06-27 18:12:00.039Z | 99.944° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-27 19:48:00.039Z | 282.799° WNW | 2026-06-27 19:51:00.039Z | 233.612° WSW | 34.569° | 2026-06-27 19:56:00.039Z | 151.941° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-28 12:00:00.039Z | 198.624° SSW | 2026-06-28 12:03:00.039Z | 148.372° SSE | 32.685° | 2026-06-28 12:08:00.039Z | 71.379° E |
| 8 mins | 2026-06-28 13:44:00.039Z | 263.053° W | 2026-06-28 13:47:00.039Z | 312.646° NW | 39.47° | 2026-06-28 13:52:00.039Z | 53.548° ENE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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