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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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 TIROS 4
1   226U 62002A   25129.08371662  .00000259  00000-0  11471-3 0  9995
2   226  48.2972  39.7247 0076298  26.6645 333.8148 14.46933932330805

Epoch: 2025-05-09T02:00Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T02:00:33.115Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

142.44176°

Altitude

687.412 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 38m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

22.35625°

Longitude

-60.31522°

Altitude

763.924 km

Speed

7.461 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 10m 33s

Apparent Declination

-12° 08' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:28:34

Azimuth

272.987° WNW

Elevation

-22.666°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

790.984 km

Perigee altitude

682.415 km

Semi-major axis

7,114.836 km

Eccentricity

0.0076298

Inclination

48.2972°

RAAN

39.7247°

Arg. of periapsis

26.6645°

True anomaly

333.42566°

Mean anomaly

333.8148°

Eccentric anomaly

333.62057°

Mean motion

3.61656 °/min

BSTAR

0.00011471

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

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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 20:24:16.024Z	204.053° SW	2025-05-09 20:28:16.024Z	132.802° SE	32.448°	2025-05-09 20:32:16.024Z	72.427° E
7 mins	2025-05-09 22:09:16.024Z	267.719° W	2025-05-09 22:12:16.024Z	341.718° N	38.833°	2025-05-09 22:16:16.024Z	52.178° ENE
7 mins	2025-05-09 23:54:16.024Z	306.965° NW	2025-05-09 23:57:16.024Z	1.401° NNE	27.443°	2025-05-10 00:01:16.024Z	58.506° ENE
7 mins	2025-05-10 01:39:16.024Z	317.291° NNW	2025-05-10 01:42:16.024Z	21.885° NNE	34.752°	2025-05-10 01:46:16.024Z	87.256° E
8 mins	2025-05-10 03:23:16.024Z	290.58° WNW	2025-05-10 03:26:16.024Z	234.307° WSW	40.876°	2025-05-10 03:31:16.024Z	138.261° SSE

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