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
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
75 kg wet, 75 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + Cyl + 1 Rod, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.334 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 00704U 63049B 25258.21513737 .00000067 00000-0 94461-4 0 9995
2 00704 89.9133 72.6573 0035251 13.1901 160.3670 13.47088760 34304Epoch: 2025-09-15T05:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T05:09:47.868Z)
Latitude
6.2302°
Longitude
-179.22456°
Altitude
1,110.134 km
Speed
7.286 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 50m 35s
True Declination
6° 11' 42"
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
11:03:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,106.334 km
Perigee altitude
1,053.752 km
Semi-major axis
7,458.18 km
Eccentricity
0.00353
Inclination
89.9133°
RAAN
72.6573°
Arg. of periapsis
13.1901°
True anomaly
160.50216°
Mean anomaly
160.367°
Eccentric anomaly
160.43464°
Mean motion
3.36972 °/min
Orbital period
106.83 mins
BSTAR
0.000094461
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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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| 9 mins | 2025-09-15 22:44:46.210Z | 35.42° NE | 2025-09-15 22:48:46.210Z | 75.99° E | 20.986° | 2025-09-15 22:53:46.210Z | 126.88° SE |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-16 00:30:46.210Z | 351.487° N | 2025-09-16 00:35:46.210Z | 292.914° NW | 40.122° | 2025-09-16 00:42:46.210Z | 200.479° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-16 10:45:46.210Z | 111.121° ESE | 2025-09-16 10:48:46.210Z | 78.302° E | 20.768° | 2025-09-16 10:53:46.210Z | 27.09° NE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-16 12:30:46.210Z | 198.645° SSW | 2025-09-16 12:35:46.210Z | 288.561° WNW | 39.602° | 2025-09-16 12:40:46.210Z | 347.12° 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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