Key statistics
Satellite MIRANDA (X-4) at a glance.
Uptime
18692
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: 99.612 minutes
Inclination: 97.857 deg
SMA: 7118.15 km
Apoapsis: 821.475 km
Periapsis: 658.555 km
RAAN: 12.7866 deg
Eccentricy: 0.011444
Argument of periapsis: 134.3394 deg
Mean anomaly: 226.7248 deg
Mean motion: 14.45613016 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000514 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014514 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 4 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MIRANDA (X-4)
TLE line 1: 1 07213U 74013A 25131.66667120 .00000514 00000-0 14514-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 07213 97.8570 12.7866 0114440 134.3394 226.7248 14.45613016661614
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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