Key statistics
Satellite TRANSIT 4A at a glance.
Uptime
23437
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TRANSIT 4A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TRANSIT 4A
International designator: 1961-015A
Object number (NORAD): 116
Object ID (CCSDS): 116
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.429 minutes
Inclination: 66.8072 deg
SMA: 7298.877 km
Apoapsis: 971.259 km
Periapsis: 870.225 km
RAAN: 246.89 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00692121
Argument of periapsis: 121.3337 deg
Mean anomaly: 239.4542 deg
Mean motion: 13.9225473 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00005917395 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 28, 2025, 11:13 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 12:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TRANSIT 4A
TLE line 1: 1 00116U 61015A 25240.53407878 .00000001 00000-0 59174-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00116 66.8072 246.8900 0069212 121.3337 239.4542 13.92254730255960
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TRANSIT 4A.
Associated space launch
TRANSIT 4A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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