TRANSIT 4B

202
Spacetrack Directory Number
1961-11-15
Orbit launches


Satellite information TRANSIT 4B

Spacetrack Directory Name TRANSIT 4B
Orbit launches 1961-11-15
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 948 km
Apogee 1098 km

Additional information TRANSIT 4B

TRANSIT 4B, 202 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Nov 1961 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite TRANSIT 4B Date of exalting 15.11.1961y.


Update time: 2025-02-03 02:50:06
TRANSIT 4B a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1961-11-15