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OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 13 Aug 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

1514, 1965-065F

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NAFI

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-08-13 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7)
1 01514U 65065F   26080.49729041  .00000088  00000-0  15391-3 0  9993
2 01514  89.9895 227.9276 0071155  48.9141  20.1412 13.35353466949564

Epoch: 2026-03-21T11:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T11:56:05.891Z)

Latitude

69.41007°

Longitude

-130.08629°

Altitude

1,088.632 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 11m 49s

True Declination

69° 18' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

07:09:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,177.089 km

Perigee altitude

1,070.33 km

Semi-major axis

7,501.846 km

Eccentricity

0.00712

Inclination

89.9895°

RAAN

227.9276°

Arg. of periapsis

48.9141°

True anomaly

20.42432°

Mean anomaly

20.1412°

Eccentric anomaly

20.28252°

Mean motion

3.34034 °/min

Orbital period

107.77 mins

BSTAR

0.00015391

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1511

NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5265

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1521

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508

PORCUPINE 2, 1577

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1522

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1504

TEMPSAT 1, 1512

CALSPHERE 4(A), 1520

DODECAPOLE 2, 1510

DODECAPOLE 2 DEB, 41734

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3810

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5363 (Decayed)

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OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7) 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.
11 mins	2026-03-22 09:17:09.544Z	141.297° SSE	2026-03-22 09:22:09.544Z	86.58° E	31.447°	2026-03-22 09:28:09.544Z	15.302° NNE
9 mins	2026-03-22 11:06:09.544Z	224.156° SW	2026-03-22 11:10:09.544Z	275.872° WNW	28.707°	2026-03-22 11:15:09.544Z	334.468° NNW
7 mins	2026-03-22 20:36:09.544Z	49.393° ENE	2026-03-22 20:39:09.544Z	80.599° E	18.25°	2026-03-22 20:43:09.544Z	118.348° SE
11 mins	2026-03-22 22:22:09.544Z	354.52° N	2026-03-22 22:27:09.544Z	276.176° WNW	43.103°	2026-03-22 22:33:09.544Z	195.568° SSW

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OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-21T11:56:05.891Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7) Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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