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). 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-2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 75 kg wet, 75 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + Cyl + 1 Rod, 30 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.334 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 00704U 63049B 24355.83349928 .00000113 00000-0 16898-3 0 9998
2 00704 89.9176 74.9498 0036384 63.3513 57.4073 13.47046420998170Epoch: 2024-12-20T20:00Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T20:00:14.337Z)
| Latitude | 58.9803° |
| Longitude | -135.1396° |
| Altitude | 1,078.655 km |
| Speed | 7.325 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 59m 15s |
| True Declination | 58° 50' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 10.87541° |
| Longitude | -135.02463° |
| Altitude | 1,093.496 km |
| Speed | 7.302 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 20m 23s |
| Apparent Declination | -17° 28' 51" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:18:55 |
| Azimuth | 84.517° E |
| Elevation | -34.233° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,107.336 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,053.063 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,458.336 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0036384 |
| Inclination | 89.9176° |
| RAAN | 74.9498° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 63.3513° |
| True anomaly | 57.75943° |
| Mean anomaly | 57.4073° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 57.58328° |
| Mean motion | 3.36961 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00016898 |
| Orbital period | 106.84 mins |
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TRANSIT 5B-2 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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| 12 mins | 2024-12-21 17:23:09.141Z | 10.905° NNE | 2024-12-21 17:29:09.141Z | 77.834° E | 39.778° | 2024-12-21 17:35:09.141Z | 164.781° S |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-21 19:12:09.141Z | 324.62° NNW | 2024-12-21 19:16:09.141Z | 279.471° WNW | 21.165° | 2024-12-21 19:20:09.141Z | 240.131° WSW |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-22 05:24:09.141Z | 154.104° SSE | 2024-12-22 05:29:09.141Z | 66.403° ENE | 39.661° | 2024-12-22 05:34:09.141Z | 8.487° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 07:12:09.141Z | 240.039° WSW | 2024-12-22 07:16:09.141Z | 284.334° WNW | 20.4° | 2024-12-22 07:20:09.141Z | 325.177° NNW |
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