Key statistics
Satellite SUPERBIRD 4 at a glance.
Uptime
9336
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
7.6
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: 1456.764 minutes
Inclination: 7.5836 deg
SMA: 42568.31 km
Apoapsis: 36271.017 km
Periapsis: 36109.333 km
RAAN: 67.8282 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00189912
Argument of periapsis: 143.3003 deg
Mean anomaly: 17.1433 deg
Mean motion: 0.98849198 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000001 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 10:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SUPERBIRD 4
TLE line 1: 1 26095U 00012A 25251.92873836 .00000001 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 26095 7.5836 67.8282 0018991 143.3003 17.1433 0.98849198 41996
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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