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
Orbit
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 7.99 m
Radar Cross Section
37.816 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SPOT 4
1 25260U 98017A 25186.20723502 .00000302 00000-0 79437-4 0 9992
2 25260 98.2513 280.9749 0011940 210.7806 149.2692 14.55708188429064Epoch: 2025-07-05T04:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T04:58:25.105Z)
Latitude
-0.0001°
Longitude
-77.07828°
Altitude
717.32 km
Speed
7.493 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 43m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
54.61319°
Longitude
115.06884°
Altitude
715.3 km
Speed
7.504 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 59m 29s
Apparent Declination
19° 37' 02"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:21:37
Azimuth
48.574° ENE
Elevation
-14.11°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1998 (1998-03-24 UTC)
SPOT 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-07-05 18:44:35.207Z | 27.069° NE | 2025-07-05 18:48:35.207Z | 85.285° E | 34.449° | 2025-07-05 18:52:35.207Z | 167.236° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-05 20:24:35.207Z | 323.837° NNW | 2025-07-05 20:26:35.207Z | 292.554° NW | 18.26° | 2025-07-05 20:29:35.207Z | 251.821° W |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-06 05:51:35.207Z | 136.417° SSE | 2025-07-06 05:54:35.207Z | 73.282° E | 35.956° | 2025-07-06 05:58:35.207Z | 1.877° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-07-06 07:30:35.207Z | 237.081° WSW | 2025-07-06 07:32:35.207Z | 266.059° W | 16.967° | 2025-07-06 07:35:35.207Z | 306.834° NW |
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