TIMATION 2, 4257
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TIMATION 2, 4257 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 30 Sep 1969 UTC via a THORAD SLV-2G AGENA D 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TIMATION, Unknown motor
Mass
62 kg wet, 62 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago
TLE from 6 hours ago
0 TIMATION 2
1 04257U 69082C 26093.63223740 .00000095 00000-0 10673-3 0 9994
2 04257 70.0133 250.9195 0022433 224.8019 217.2888 13.96369811876245Epoch: 2026-04-03T15:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T15:10:25.311Z)
Latitude
68.60807°
Longitude
-101.1905°
Altitude
930.672 km
Speed
7.386 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 13m 30s
True Declination
68° 29' 38"
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
02:30:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
920.771 km
Perigee altitude
888.097 km
Semi-major axis
7,282.571 km
Eccentricity
0.00224
Inclination
70.0133°
RAAN
250.9195°
Arg. of periapsis
224.8019°
True anomaly
217.13341°
Mean anomaly
217.2888°
Eccentric anomaly
217.21107°
Mean motion
3.49234 °/min
Orbital period
103.08 mins
BSTAR
0.00010673
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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 1969 (1969-09-30 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.TIMATION 2 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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| 10 mins | 2026-04-03 22:14:41.909Z | 320.484° NNW | 2026-04-03 22:19:41.909Z | 247.948° W | 35.458° | 2026-04-03 22:24:41.909Z | 183.095° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2026-04-04 11:32:41.909Z | 185.689° SSW | 2026-04-04 11:36:41.909Z | 107.243° ESE | 42.022° | 2026-04-04 11:41:41.909Z | 32.174° NE |
| 7 mins | 2026-04-04 13:19:41.909Z | 271.835° WNW | 2026-04-04 13:22:41.909Z | 308.689° NW | 20.588° | 2026-04-04 13:26:41.909Z | 354.458° N |
| 8 mins | 2026-04-04 20:34:41.909Z | 0.353° NNE | 2026-04-04 20:38:41.909Z | 63.397° ENE | 31.143° | 2026-04-04 20:42:41.909Z | 118.218° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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