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NORAD 7213

MIRANDA (X-4)

In orbit
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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 100 minutes, on an orbit tilted 97.8° from the equator, between 702 and 884 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About MIRANDA (X-4)

MIRANDA (X-4) is a satellite from the United Kingdom, launched on Mar 9, 1974 from Air Force Western Test Range.

It circles Earth every 100 minutes (14.5 times a day), between 659 and 817 km up, on an orbit tilted 97.8° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Miranda · British satellite in Low Earth Orbit

Built by
Hawker Siddeley

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 12 days its lowest point went from 658 km to 659 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
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From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.