NATO 2B, 4902
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NATO 2B, 4902 is a payload satellite owned by NATO (NATO) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 03 Feb 1971 UTC via a THOR DELTA M launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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0 NATO 2B
1 04902U 71009A 25197.60847532 -.00000075 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 04902 1.9913 260.0215 0004135 226.8471 281.3159 1.00272197115273TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-16T14:36:12.267Z)
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 1971 (1971-02-03 UTC)
NATO 2B 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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| 1440 mins | 2025-07-17 05:29:32.877Z | 180.643° SSW | 2025-07-17 10:47:32.877Z | 180.749° SSW | 35.75° | 2025-07-18 05:29:32.877Z | 180.642° SSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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