M-4S R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite M-4S R/B at a glance.

Uptime

19754

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

29.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for M-4S R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: M-4S R/B

International designator: 1971-011B

Object number (NORAD): 5126

Object ID (CCSDS): 5126

Country: JAPAN (JPN)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.632 minutes

Inclination: 29.6825 deg

SMA: 7355.365 km

Apoapsis: 986.306 km

Periapsis: 968.153 km

RAAN: 60.718 deg

Eccentricy: 0.001234

Argument of periapsis: 163.7401 deg

Mean anomaly: 196.3573 deg

Mean motion: 13.76247118 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000017 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00010275 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: March 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: March 16, 2025, 3:13 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 M-4S R/B

TLE line 1: 1 05126U 71011B 25075.13452137 .00000170 00000-0 10275-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 05126 29.6825 60.7180 0012340 163.7401 196.3573 13.76247118720577

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite M-4S R/B.

Associated space launch

Japanese technological test satellite designed by the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo.

M-4S R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Mu-4S | Tansei-1’, on board a Mu-4S space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 16, 1971, 4 a.m. from Mu Center.

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Launch to space Mu-4S | Tansei-1
Mu-4S | Tansei-1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 16, 1971, 4 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Mu-4S

Launch pad: Mu Center

Location: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan

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