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
Country
FRRelated business
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, 4.0 m
Radar Cross Section
37.816 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 SPOT 4
1 25260U 98017A 25260.23396628 .00000334 00000-0 86704-4 0 9993
2 25260 98.2504 354.1379 0012265 352.8026 7.2994 14.55775518439598Epoch: 2025-09-17T05:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T05:36:54.686Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-86.50281°
Altitude
701.204 km
Speed
7.51 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 36m 33s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:27:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
712.623 km
Perigee altitude
695.25 km
Semi-major axis
7,082.074 km
Eccentricity
0.00123
Inclination
98.2504°
RAAN
354.1379°
Arg. of periapsis
352.8026°
True anomaly
7.31728°
Mean anomaly
7.2994°
Eccentric anomaly
7.30834°
Mean motion
3.64169 °/min
Orbital period
98.86 mins
BSTAR
0.000086704
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Other satellites on launch #17 in the year 1998 (1998-03-24 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-09-18 06:29:06.777Z | 174.817° S | 2025-09-18 06:32:06.777Z | 218.803° SW | 43.042° | 2025-09-18 06:37:06.777Z | 343.043° N |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-18 18:30:06.777Z | 44.278° NE | 2025-09-18 18:33:06.777Z | 96.481° ESE | 26.774° | 2025-09-18 18:37:06.777Z | 156.704° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-18 20:08:06.777Z | 338.394° N | 2025-09-18 20:11:06.777Z | 285.697° WNW | 24.727° | 2025-09-18 20:14:06.777Z | 240.265° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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