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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
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
1
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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TIROS 4 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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8 mins2025-05-13 18:52:00.920Z202.971° SW2025-05-13 18:56:00.920Z141.591° SSE30.73°2025-05-13 19:00:00.920Z75.297° E
7 mins2025-05-13 20:37:00.920Z263.322° W2025-05-13 20:40:00.920Z327.307° NNW39.639°2025-05-13 20:44:00.920Z51.715° ENE
7 mins2025-05-13 22:22:00.920Z303.549° NW2025-05-13 22:25:00.920Z355.325° N27.316°2025-05-13 22:29:00.920Z56.34° ENE
7 mins2025-05-14 00:07:00.920Z315.662° NNW2025-05-14 00:10:00.920Z14.006° NNE33.673°2025-05-14 00:14:00.920Z84.232° E
8 mins2025-05-14 01:51:00.920Z293.221° NW2025-05-14 01:55:00.920Z183.86° SSW41.313°2025-05-14 01:59:00.920Z135.92° SSE
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