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ESSA 4 (TOS-B), 2657

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ESSA 4 (TOS-B), 2657 is a payload satellite owned by ESSA (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 26 Jan 1967 UTC via a THOR DELTA E launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

2657, 1967-006A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIROS I, Unknown motor

Mass

132 kg wet, 132 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-01-26 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA E

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 ESSA 4 (TOS-B)
1 02657U 67006A   25340.48410707 -.00000040  00000-0  46678-4 0  9994
2 02657 102.0848 164.4594 0072922 296.9644  89.0306 12.69887254728083

Epoch: 2025-12-06T11:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T11:37:06.850Z)

Latitude

26.22459°

Longitude

-91.35425°

Altitude

1,384.753 km

Speed

7.17 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 33m 44s

True Declination

26° 05' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

01:42:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,436.513 km

Perigee altitude

1,323.367 km

Semi-major axis

7,758.077 km

Eccentricity

0.00729

Inclination

102.0848°

RAAN

164.4594°

Arg. of periapsis

296.9644°

True anomaly

89.8662°

Mean anomaly

89.0306°

Eccentric anomaly

89.44839°

Mean motion

3.17623 °/min

Orbital period

113.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000046678

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ESSA 4 (TOS-B) 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.
10 mins	2025-12-07 10:21:13.484Z	92.538° ESE	2025-12-07 10:26:13.484Z	50.685° ENE	20.026°	2025-12-07 10:31:13.484Z	10.138° NNE
14 mins	2025-12-07 12:10:13.484Z	160.721° S	2025-12-07 12:16:13.484Z	185.793° SSW	44.973°	2025-12-07 12:24:13.484Z	342.104° N
8 mins	2025-12-07 14:05:13.484Z	240.864° WSW	2025-12-07 14:08:13.484Z	265.432° W	15.959°	2025-12-07 14:13:13.484Z	304.771° NW
11 mins	2025-12-08 00:04:13.484Z	49.037° ENE	2025-12-08 00:09:13.484Z	93.05° ESE	23.718°	2025-12-08 00:15:13.484Z	145.189° SSE
15 mins	2025-12-08 01:54:13.484Z	11.292° NNE	2025-12-08 02:01:13.484Z	292.311° WNW	42.756°	2025-12-08 02:09:13.484Z	212.778° SW

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ESSA 4 (TOS-B), 2657

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T11:37:06.850Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 1967 (1967-01-26 UTC)

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