Key statistics
Satellite TIROS 4 at a glance.
Uptime
23100
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
48.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TIROS 4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIROS 4
International designator: 1962-002A
Object number (NORAD): 226
Object ID (CCSDS): 226
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.521 minutes
Inclination: 48.2972 deg
SMA: 7113.821 km
Apoapsis: 789.989 km
Periapsis: 681.384 km
RAAN: 45.0368 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0076334
Argument of periapsis: 21.8071 deg
Mean anomaly: 338.605 deg
Mean motion: 14.46932738 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000254 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001133 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 9:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIROS 4
TLE line 1: 1 00226U 62002A 25127.90973363 .00000254 00000-0 11330-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00226 48.2972 45.0368 0076334 21.8071 338.6050 14.46932738309758
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIROS 4.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIROS 4.
Associated space launch
NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weather satellite program.
TIROS 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Delta | Tiros 4’, on board a Thor Delta space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 8, 1962, 12:43 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Thor Delta | Tiros 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 8, 1962, 12:43 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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