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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

704, 1963-049B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

75 kg wet, 75 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-05 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 7 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 00704U 63049B   25195.64792909  .00000061  00000-0  84574-4 0  9990
2 00704  89.9171  73.2001 0034400 186.7561 226.6095 13.47082281 25885

Epoch: 2025-07-14T15:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T15:33:01.073Z)

Latitude

53.17371°

Longitude

-92.69802°

Altitude

1,109.453 km

Speed

7.294 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 53m 14s

True Declination

53° 00' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

76.40163°

Longitude

86.84833°

Altitude

1,092.545 km

Speed

7.314 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 05m 10s

Apparent Declination

32° 41' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:27:40

Azimuth

17.867° NNE

Elevation

-14.928°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,105.723 km

Perigee altitude

1,054.411 km

Semi-major axis

7,458.204 km

Eccentricity

0.00344

Inclination

89.9171°

RAAN

73.2001°

Arg. of periapsis

186.7561°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

226.6095°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3697 °/min

Orbital period

106.83 mins

BSTAR

0.000084574

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

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

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

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

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

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.
6 mins	2025-07-15 02:36:55.098Z	45.941° ENE	2025-07-15 02:39:55.098Z	74.506° E	14.807°	2025-07-15 02:42:55.098Z	103.918° ESE
11 mins	2025-07-15 04:22:55.098Z	358.309° N	2025-07-15 04:27:55.098Z	235.461° WSW	44.24°	2025-07-15 04:33:55.098Z	188.992° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-15 14:37:55.098Z	97.601° ESE	2025-07-15 14:40:55.098Z	68.105° E	15.968°	2025-07-15 14:43:55.098Z	39.697° NE
12 mins	2025-07-15 16:20:55.098Z	181.908° SSW	2025-07-15 16:26:55.098Z	308.25° NW	44.186°	2025-07-15 16:32:55.098Z	355.332° N

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