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OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6), 1420

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6), 1420 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 24 Jun 1965 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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.

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Identifier

1420, 1965-048A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-06-24 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1 01420U 65048A   25186.37644688  .00000084  00000-0  11238-3 0  9998
2 01420  89.8869 290.4369 0072909 358.0120  71.7315 13.51820231956590

Epoch: 2025-07-05T09:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T09:02:05.01Z)

Latitude

70.60747°

Longitude

-128.3797°

Altitude

1,061.202 km

Speed

7.336 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 23m 01s

True Declination

70° 30' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-72.82203°

Longitude

51.65744°

Altitude

1,104.777 km

Speed

7.293 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 52m 17s

Apparent Declination

-67° 24' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:05:39

Azimuth

199.456° SSW

Elevation

-58.841°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,116.866 km

Perigee altitude

1,008.366 km

Semi-major axis

7,440.753 km

Eccentricity

0.00729

Inclination

89.8869°

RAAN

290.4369°

Arg. of periapsis

358.012°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

71.7315°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38157 °/min

Orbital period

106.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00011238

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1965 (1965-06-24 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1428

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1425

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1435

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2701

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3592

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 11952 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 11953 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 12516 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 12582 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 19838 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 21945 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 24811 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 26815 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 26912 (Decayed)

OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2025-07-06 06:08:10.982Z	124.502° SE	2025-07-06 06:13:10.982Z	68.911° E	22.761°	2025-07-06 06:17:10.982Z	26.865° NE
10 mins	2025-07-06 07:54:10.982Z	204.451° SW	2025-07-06 07:59:10.982Z	286.712° WNW	36.658°	2025-07-06 08:04:10.982Z	344.614° N
11 mins	2025-07-06 19:03:10.982Z	9.302° NNE	2025-07-06 19:08:10.982Z	107.818° ESE	43.543°	2025-07-06 19:14:10.982Z	174.883° S
7 mins	2025-07-06 20:50:10.982Z	321.458° NNW	2025-07-06 20:53:10.982Z	292.071° WNW	17.745°	2025-07-06 20:57:10.982Z	252.71° W

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