TRANSIT 5B-2, 704
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 5B-2, 704 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Dec 1963 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
75 kg wet, 75 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 704U 63049B 25289.18918213 .00000109 00000-0 16371-3 0 9993
2 704 89.9173 72.3937 0033025 281.5104 252.4784 13.47093892 38475Epoch: 2025-10-16T04:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T04:32:25.336Z)
Latitude
6.29439°
Longitude
159.32658°
Altitude
1,092.818 km
Speed
7.303 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 49m 32s
True Declination
6° 15' 31"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:51:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,104.655 km
Perigee altitude
1,055.393 km
Semi-major axis
7,458.161 km
Eccentricity
0.0033
Inclination
89.9173°
RAAN
72.3937°
Arg. of periapsis
281.5104°
True anomaly
252.11797°
Mean anomaly
252.4784°
Eccentric anomaly
252.29814°
Mean motion
3.36973 °/min
Orbital period
106.83 mins
BSTAR
0.00016371
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.TRANSIT 5B-2 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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-10-16 20:21:06.268Z | 44.78° NE | 2025-10-16 20:24:06.268Z | 72.085° E | 14.605° | 2025-10-16 20:28:06.268Z | 108.983° ESE |
| 11 mins | 2025-10-16 22:07:06.268Z | 359.865° N | 2025-10-16 22:12:06.268Z | 254.872° W | 44.796° | 2025-10-16 22:18:06.268Z | 187.361° SSW |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-16 23:56:06.268Z | 305.676° NW | 2025-10-16 23:57:06.268Z | 296.545° NW | 12.443° | 2025-10-17 00:00:06.268Z | 269.493° W |
| 5 mins | 2025-10-17 08:23:06.268Z | 88.932° E | 2025-10-17 08:25:06.268Z | 69.08° E | 15.101° | 2025-10-17 08:28:06.268Z | 40.939° NE |
| 12 mins | 2025-10-17 10:05:06.268Z | 179.741° S | 2025-10-17 10:11:06.268Z | 313.205° NW | 44.593° | 2025-10-17 10:17:06.268Z | 356.235° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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