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SPOT 4, 25260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SPOT 4, 25260 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 24 Mar 1998 UTC via an ARIANE 40 launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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

25260, 1998-017A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)

Manufacturer

MMS/Toulouse

Mission

Non-operational Civil Imaging

Bus & Motor

SPOT, SPOT AOCS

Mass

2,755 kg wet, 2,600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1998-03-24 (28 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 40

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 4.0 m

Radar Cross Section

37.816 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SPOT 4
1 25260U 98017A   26085.87877932  .00000422  00000-0  10602-3 0  9992
2 25260  98.2421 182.5582 0013712 115.3340 244.9279 14.56040487467334

Epoch: 2026-03-26T21:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T21:05:26.533Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

41.87625°

Altitude

713.094 km

Speed

7.497 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 10m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:52:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

712.786 km

Perigee altitude

693.367 km

Semi-major axis

7,081.213 km

Eccentricity

0.00137

Inclination

98.2421°

RAAN

182.5582°

Arg. of periapsis

115.334°

True anomaly

244.78568°

Mean anomaly

244.9279°

Eccentric anomaly

244.85678°

Mean motion

3.64235 °/min

Orbital period

98.84 mins

BSTAR

0.00010602

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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1998 (1998-03-24 UTC)

ARIANE 40 R/B, 25261

SPOT 4 DEB, 37575 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 39201 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 37576 (Decayed)

ARIANE 4O DEB, 60248 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44587 (Decayed)

ARIANE 4O DEB, 60247 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44586 (Decayed)

SPOT 4 DEB, 44585 (Decayed)

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SPOT 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.
7 mins	2026-03-27 05:29:02.311Z	117.23° SE	2026-03-27 05:32:02.311Z	70.544° E	23.769°	2026-03-27 05:36:02.311Z	12.213° NNE
6 mins	2026-03-27 07:07:02.311Z	211.72° SW	2026-03-27 07:10:02.311Z	268.057° W	27.322°	2026-03-27 07:13:02.311Z	318.468° NNW
7 mins	2026-03-27 19:07:02.311Z	21.076° NNE	2026-03-27 19:10:02.311Z	78.241° E	42.857°	2026-03-27 19:14:02.311Z	184.181° SSW

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SPOT 4, 25260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-26T21:05:26.533Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1998 (1998-03-24 UTC)

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