TRANSIT 2A, 45
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 2A, 45 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 22 Jun 1960 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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TRANSIT 2A details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 1, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 100 kg wet, 100 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.44 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 2A
1 00045U 60007A 24251.51648857 .00001864 00000-0 47316-3 0 9993
2 00045 66.6922 272.2085 0259412 271.7758 85.3650 14.34900688287083Epoch: 2024-09-07T12:23Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T12:23:44.612Z)
| Latitude | -0.00007° |
| Longitude | 99.19904° |
| Altitude | 767.308 km |
| Speed | 7.476 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 18h 08m 50s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 48.96955° |
| Longitude | 127.01981° |
| Altitude | 930.248 km |
| Speed | 7.315 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 04m 15s |
| Apparent Declination | 82° 56' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:53:03 |
| Azimuth | 7.33° NNE |
| Elevation | 35.851° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 959.296 km |
| Perigee | 588.238 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,151.904 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0259412 |
| Inclination | 66.6922° |
| RAAN | 272.2085° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 271.7758° |
| True anomaly | 88.33437° |
| Mean anomaly | 85.365° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 86.84907° |
| Mean motion | 3.58848 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00047316 |
| Period | 100.32 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 1960 (1960-06-22 UTC)
| TRANSIT 2A, 45 |
| SOLRAD 1 (GREB), 46 |
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 47 |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 840 (Decayed) |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 841 (Decayed) |
TRANSIT 2A Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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