Without a telescope
Yes, easilyOn a good pass it is as bright as the brightest stars: magnitude +1.5 at its best.
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TITAN 4B rocket body
TITAN 4B rocket body is a spent rocket stage from the United States, launched on August 17, 2000 from Vandenberg, California, United States. It is in a low orbit, 508 to 559 km above the ground, and goes around the Earth every 95.3 minutes: 15.1 times a day, at 7.59 km/s (27,300 km/h).
Where TITAN 4B rocket body is right now
The gold ring is its orbit, and the line drops to the point on the ground under it. Inside the white circle it is above the horizon. Drag the globe to turn it, pinch or use the buttons to come closer; the target button brings you back to the satellite. The 2D map shows its path over the ground for the next lap: gold where it is in sunlight, dashed where it is in Earth’s shadow.
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TITAN 4B rocket body
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Can you see it?
From where
It passes straight overhead between latitudes 68° north and 68° south, and it rises above the horizon everywhere on Earth.
A satellite shows only when your sky is dark and it is still in sunlight: in the hours after dusk and before dawn.
When it passes over you
The app works out its passes over your exact location, alerts you before one, and leads you to it with an arrow in the camera view.
The facts
- Catalogue number (NORAD)
- 26474
- International designator
- 2000-047B
- Name in the catalogue
- TITAN 4B R/B
- Type
- Spent rocket stage
- Belongs to
- United States
- Launched
- August 17, 2000
- Launched from
- Vandenberg, California, United States
- Orbit
- Low Earth orbit
- Lowest point
- 508 km
- Highest point
- 559 km
- Tilt to the equator
- 68.0°
- One lap
- 95.3 minutes
- Laps a day
- 15.11
- Speed
- 7.59 km/s
- At its brightest
- mag +1.5 estimated, overhead
- Standard brightness
- mag +3.0 from 1,000 km, half lit
- Size on radar
- 14 m²
Orbit measured November 12, 2026, from CelesTrak. Heights are above the ground at the equator. Page updated November 14, 2026.
Quick answers
Where is TITAN 4B rocket body right now?
The map on this page shows where TITAN 4B rocket body is at this moment, the path it will follow over the ground for the next lap, and the part of the Earth it is above the horizon for. It is worked out from the latest tracking data.
How high is TITAN 4B rocket body?
Between 508 km at its lowest and 559 km at its highest, above the ground.
How fast does TITAN 4B rocket body go?
About 7.59 km/s, which is 27,300 km/h. One lap of the Earth takes it 95.3 minutes, so it goes around 15.1 times a day.
Can you see TITAN 4B rocket body without a telescope?
Yes, easily. On a good pass it is as bright as the brightest stars: magnitude +1.5 at its best.
When was TITAN 4B rocket body launched?
On August 17, 2000, from Vandenberg, California, United States.
With the app
Knowing where it is over the Earth is one thing. The app shows you where it is in your sky.
This page follows the satellite around the planet. The app works out when it passes over you, and leads you to it.
- Every pass over your exact location, for this satellite and 10,000+ more.
- An alert before it rises, so you are outside in time.
- An arrow in the camera view that leads you to the exact spot in the sky.
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