TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 05 Dec 1963 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

25156, 1963-049N

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-05 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB
1 25156U 63049N   25189.18946993  .00000471  00000-0  64799-3 0  9995
2 25156  89.9179  74.8320 0041713 314.9168 200.7498 13.56836257352811

Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T04:32:50.201Z)

Latitude

24.52536°

Longitude

-99.80246°

Altitude

1,079.228 km

Speed

7.3 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 59m 10s

True Declination

24° 24' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.51404°

Longitude

-99.95433°

Altitude

1,087.717 km

Speed

7.3 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 26m 42s

Apparent Declination

38° 14' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:58:22

Azimuth

331.624° NNW

Elevation

-4.787°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.213 km

Perigee altitude

1,013.291 km

Semi-major axis

7,422.389 km

Eccentricity

0.00417

Inclination

89.9179°

RAAN

74.832°

Arg. of periapsis

314.9168°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

200.7498°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39412 °/min

Orbital period

106.07 mins

BSTAR

0.00064799

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

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TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 4586 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6182 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6283 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB 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	2025-07-08 16:16:45.147Z	153.959° SSE	2025-07-08 16:21:45.147Z	92.426° ESE	38.456°	2025-07-08 16:27:45.147Z	9.173° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-08 18:04:45.147Z	238.322° WSW	2025-07-08 18:08:45.147Z	285.021° WNW	21.681°	2025-07-08 18:12:45.147Z	326.654° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-09 03:24:45.147Z	39.864° NE	2025-07-09 03:28:45.147Z	83.267° E	20.455°	2025-07-09 03:32:45.147Z	123.878° SE
11 mins	2025-07-09 05:09:45.147Z	351.129° N	2025-07-09 05:14:45.147Z	280.318° WNW	40.709°	2025-07-09 05:20:45.147Z	200.892° SSW

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