Key statistics
Satellite MIRANDA (X-4) at a glance.
Uptime
18747
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MIRANDA (X-4).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MIRANDA (X-4)
International designator: 1974-013A
Object number (NORAD): 7213
Object ID (CCSDS): 7213
Country: UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.608 minutes
Inclination: 97.8501 deg
SMA: 7117.952 km
Apoapsis: 820.033 km
Periapsis: 659.602 km
RAAN: 63.6754 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0112695
Argument of periapsis: 326.4638 deg
Mean anomaly: 32.9455 deg
Mean motion: 14.45673213 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000326 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000096926 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MIRANDA (X-4)
TLE line 1: 1 07213U 74013A 25186.62238255 .00000326 00000-0 96926-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 07213 97.8501 63.6754 0112695 326.4638 32.9455 14.45673213669557
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MIRANDA (X-4).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
British experimental satellite designed to test a three-axis gyro system for attitude control.
MIRANDA (X-4) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout D-1 | Miranda’, on board a Scout D-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 9, 1974, 2:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout D-1 | Miranda
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 9, 1974, 2:22 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout D-1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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