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). 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.
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OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 16 hours ago
0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1 1420U 65048A 24355.99830424 .00000186 00000-0 26503-3 0 9992
2 1420 89.8905 292.7156 0072258 204.2872 210.4888 13.51753069930495Epoch: 2024-12-20T23:57Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T23:57:33.486Z)
| Latitude | 54.45235° |
| Longitude | -156.57724° |
| Altitude | 1,121.33 km |
| Speed | 7.274 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 31m 28s |
| True Declination | 54° 17' 51" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 19.45448° |
| Longitude | -156.69852° |
| Altitude | 1,122.053 km |
| Speed | 7.267 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 12m 15s |
| Apparent Declination | -12° 31' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:48:45 |
| Azimuth | 86.435° E |
| Elevation | -23.951° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,116.63 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,009.095 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,441 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0072258 |
| Inclination | 89.8905° |
| RAAN | 292.7156° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 204.2872° |
| True anomaly | 210.07194° |
| Mean anomaly | 210.4888° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 210.28005° |
| Mean motion | 3.3814 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00026503 |
| Orbital period | 106.46 mins |
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OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 11 mins | 2024-12-21 19:20:24.865Z | 136.02° SSE | 2024-12-21 19:26:24.865Z | 74.147° E | 27.821° | 2024-12-21 19:31:24.865Z | 20.921° NNE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-21 21:07:24.865Z | 209.975° SW | 2024-12-21 21:12:24.865Z | 275.295° WNW | 34.305° | 2024-12-21 21:18:24.865Z | 343.063° N |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-22 08:16:24.865Z | 3.737° NNE | 2024-12-22 08:21:24.865Z | 39.221° NE | 44.694° | 2024-12-22 08:27:24.865Z | 181.305° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-22 10:05:24.865Z | 307.113° NW | 2024-12-22 10:07:24.865Z | 287.043° WNW | 13.793° | 2024-12-22 10:09:24.865Z | 267.592° W |
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