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 | 7 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 7 hours ago
0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1 01420U 65048A 24303.95271897 .00000435 00000-0 64059-3 0 9999
2 01420 89.8848 293.3120 0073436 357.9446 20.0547 13.51722712923031Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-29T22:51:54.918Z)
| Latitude | 18.28248° |
| Longitude | -88.38614° |
| Altitude | 1,017.037 km |
| Speed | 7.37 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 33m 23s |
| True Declination | 18° 11' 02" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 75.23005° |
| Longitude | -87.99289° |
| Altitude | 1,067.239 km |
| Speed | 7.331 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 13m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | 30° 01' 16" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:44 |
| Azimuth | 341.301° N |
| Elevation | -17.473° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,117.619 km |
| Perigee | 1,008.33 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,441.111 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0073436 |
| Inclination | 89.8848° |
| RAAN | 293.312° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 357.9446° |
| True anomaly | 20.34578° |
| Mean anomaly | 20.0547° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 20.19999° |
| Mean motion | 3.38132 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00064059 |
| Period | 106.47 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1965 (1965-06-24 UTC)
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mins | 2024-10-30 10:03:58.699Z | 49.486° ENE | 2024-10-30 10:06:58.699Z | 76.44° E | 12.955° | 2024-10-30 10:08:58.699Z | 94.676° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-30 11:48:58.699Z | 3.184° NNE | 2024-10-30 11:53:58.699Z | 51.876° ENE | 44.946° | 2024-10-30 11:59:58.699Z | 182.533° SSW |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-30 13:37:58.699Z | 304.856° NW | 2024-10-30 13:39:58.699Z | 285.231° WNW | 14.425° | 2024-10-30 13:42:58.699Z | 258.736° W |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-30 23:45:58.699Z | 172.6° S | 2024-10-30 23:50:58.699Z | 26.832° NE | 44.395° | 2024-10-30 23:56:58.699Z | 359.494° N |
| 4 mins | 2024-10-31 01:35:58.699Z | 266.817° W | 2024-10-31 01:37:58.699Z | 286.845° WNW | 13.337° | 2024-10-31 01:39:58.699Z | 306.307° NW |