Key statistics
Satellite SUPERBIRD 4 at a glance.
Uptime
9274
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
7.4
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SUPERBIRD 4.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SUPERBIRD 4
International designator: 2000-012A
Object number (NORAD): 26095
Object ID (CCSDS): 26095
Country: JAPAN (JPN)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1456.751 minutes
Inclination: 7.4293 deg
SMA: 42568.039 km
Apoapsis: 36257.2 km
Periapsis: 36122.608 km
RAAN: 68.5427 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015809
Argument of periapsis: 137.558 deg
Mean anomaly: 65.6459 deg
Mean motion: 0.98850141 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000049 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 7:57 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SUPERBIRD 4
TLE line 1: 1 26095U 00012A 25189.33169584 .00000049 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 26095 7.4293 68.5427 0015809 137.5580 65.6459 0.98850141 41379
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SUPERBIRD 4.
Associated space launch
Japanese communications satellite
SUPERBIRD 4 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Ariane 44LP | Superbird B2’, on board a Ariane 44LP space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 18, 2000, 1:04 a.m. from Ariane Launch Area 2.
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Ariane 44LP | Superbird B2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 18, 2000, 1:04 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Ariane 44LP
Launch pad: Ariane Launch Area 2
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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