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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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 TIROS 4
1 00226U 62002A   25195.44639715 -.00000014  00000-0  42170-4 0  9995
2 00226  48.2963  99.4233 0076829 300.3516  58.9802 14.46967888319538

Epoch: 2025-07-14T10:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T10:42:48.713Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

6.16514°

Altitude

708.07 km

Speed

7.518 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 37m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-16.62839°

Longitude

-160.53824°

Altitude

748.519 km

Speed

7.476 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 35m 41s

Apparent Declination

-28° 50' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:07:17

Azimuth

66.571° ENE

Elevation

-68.195°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

791.25 km

Perigee altitude

681.927 km

Semi-major axis

7,114.725 km

Eccentricity

0.00768

Inclination

48.2963°

RAAN

99.4233°

Arg. of periapsis

300.3516°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

58.9802°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61665 °/min

Orbital period

99.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00004217

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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

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.
10 mins	2025-07-14 22:34:45.740Z	274.905° WNW	2025-07-14 22:39:45.740Z	348.431° N	33.503°	2025-07-14 22:44:45.740Z	55.645° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-15 00:21:45.740Z	312.89° NW	2025-07-15 00:24:45.740Z	3.712° NNE	29.781°	2025-07-15 00:29:45.740Z	71.295° E
9 mins	2025-07-15 02:05:45.740Z	306.588° NW	2025-07-15 02:09:45.740Z	21.489° NNE	42.368°	2025-07-15 02:14:45.740Z	107.692° ESE
8 mins	2025-07-15 03:50:45.740Z	275.71° WNW	2025-07-15 03:53:45.740Z	226.801° WSW	29.65°	2025-07-15 03:58:45.740Z	159.521° S
8 mins	2025-07-15 20:02:45.740Z	209.111° SW	2025-07-15 20:05:45.740Z	152.277° SSE	37.99°	2025-07-15 20:10:45.740Z	67.439° ENE

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