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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
OCT CYL + 4 PAN + ANT, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1 01420U 65048A 26211.29075296 .00000124 00000-0 17305-3 0 9998
2 01420 89.8783 285.6625 0071437 306.9464 120.6282 13.51913326 9284Epoch: 2026-07-30T06:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-30T06:58:41.055Z)
Latitude
68.34947°
Longitude
-126.63693°
Altitude
1,104.518 km
Speed
7.293 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 03m 52s
True Declination
68° 14' 12"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:15:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,115.426 km
Perigee altitude
1,009.122 km
Semi-major axis
7,440.411 km
Eccentricity
0.00714
Inclination
89.8783°
RAAN
285.6625°
Arg. of periapsis
306.9464°
True anomaly
121.3294°
Mean anomaly
120.6282°
Eccentric anomaly
120.97912°
Mean motion
3.3818 °/min
Orbital period
106.45 mins
BSTAR
0.00017305
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1965 (1965-06-24 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 10 mins | 2026-07-30 16:07:40.621Z | 29.065° NE | 2026-07-30 16:12:40.621Z | 78.161° E | 22.803° | 2026-07-30 16:17:40.621Z | 129.872° SE |
| 11 mins | 2026-07-30 17:54:40.621Z | 347.917° N | 2026-07-30 17:59:40.621Z | 272.757° WNW | 39.212° | 2026-07-30 18:05:40.621Z | 203.938° SW |
| 8 mins | 2026-07-31 04:06:40.621Z | 111.023° ESE | 2026-07-31 04:09:40.621Z | 77.52° E | 21.424° | 2026-07-31 04:14:40.621Z | 26.542° NE |
| 11 mins | 2026-07-31 05:50:40.621Z | 197.384° SSW | 2026-07-31 05:55:40.621Z | 268.312° W | 39.753° | 2026-07-31 06:01:40.621Z | 347.984° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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