Key statistics
Satellite SPOT 4 at a glance.
Uptime
10073
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SPOT 4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SPOT 4
International designator: 1998-017A
Object number (NORAD): 25260
Object ID (CCSDS): 25260
Country: FRANCE (FR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.912 minutes
Inclination: 98.251 deg
SMA: 7084.796 km
Apoapsis: 714.83 km
Periapsis: 698.492 km
RAAN: 27.3557 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00115308
Argument of periapsis: 240.1611 deg
Mean anomaly: 119.8441 deg
Mean motion: 14.55833584 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000866 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020787642 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 8:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SPOT 4
TLE line 1: 1 25260U 98017A 25293.84345384 .00000866 00000-0 20788-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 25260 98.2510 27.3557 0011531 240.1611 119.8441 14.55833584444485
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SPOT 4.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SPOT 4.
Associated space launch
The satellites SPOT 4 (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre) was a second generation of SPOT earth observation satellite operated by Spot Image.
SPOT 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 40 | SPOT-4’, on board a Ariane 40 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 24, 1998, 1:46 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 40 | SPOT-4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 24, 1998, 1:46 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 40
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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