TRANSIT 5B-1, 670
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 5B-1, 670 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 28 Sep 1963 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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TRANSIT 5B-1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 69 kg wet, 69 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 1 Rod, 31 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.334 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-1
1 00670U 63038B 24355.93115378 .00000153 00000-0 24501-3 0 9993
2 00670 89.9820 334.3110 0042521 147.5399 212.8377 13.44577993 1180Epoch: 2024-12-20T22:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T22:20:51.686Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -90.89395° |
| Altitude | 1,121.954 km |
| Speed | 7.279 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 17m 14s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 88.24172° |
| Longitude | 88.52145° |
| Altitude | 1,087.315 km |
| Speed | 7.325 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 02h 03m 51s |
| Apparent Declination | 35° 14' 08" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:54:49 |
| Azimuth | 358.091° N |
| Elevation | -14.82° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,121.084 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,057.579 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,467.469 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0042521 |
| Inclination | 89.982° |
| RAAN | 334.311° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 147.5399° |
| True anomaly | 212.57466° |
| Mean anomaly | 212.8377° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 212.70606° |
| Mean motion | 3.36344 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00024501 |
| Orbital period | 107.03 mins |
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TRANSIT 5B-1 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2024-12-21 21:42:37.381Z | 112.99° SE | 2024-12-21 21:46:37.381Z | 73.943° E | 19.117° | 2024-12-21 21:50:37.381Z | 33.669° NE |
| 12 mins | 2024-12-21 23:27:37.381Z | 190.374° SSW | 2024-12-21 23:32:37.381Z | 251.837° W | 42.16° | 2024-12-21 23:39:37.381Z | 352.091° N |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-22 10:40:37.381Z | 13.938° NNE | 2024-12-22 10:45:37.381Z | 86.532° E | 40.268° | 2024-12-22 10:51:37.381Z | 166.488° S |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 12:28:37.381Z | 323.998° NNW | 2024-12-22 12:31:37.381Z | 291.779° WNW | 20.434° | 2024-12-22 12:36:37.381Z | 240.363° WSW |
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