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TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 5E 3, 705 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

705, 1963-049C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

52 kg wet, 52 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 + 4 Pan, 3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.892 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5E 3
1 00705U 63049C   25193.91385763  .00000082  00000-0  11727-3 0  9997
2 00705  89.9177  73.1759 0034624 148.3608 223.1551 13.47622229 26405

Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:55:57.299Z)

Latitude

11.1972°

Longitude

173.15876°

Altitude

1,102.102 km

Speed

7.293 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 52m 46s

True Declination

11° 08' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

9.76775°

Longitude

-6.8755°

Altitude

1,059.476 km

Speed

7.335 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 20m 07s

Apparent Declination

-20° 13' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:50:07

Azimuth

267.7° W

Elevation

-29.822°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,103.889 km

Perigee altitude

1,052.257 km

Semi-major axis

7,456.21 km

Eccentricity

0.00346

Inclination

89.9177°

RAAN

73.1759°

Arg. of periapsis

148.3608°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

223.1551°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37106 °/min

Orbital period

106.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00011727

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

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

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 5E 3 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.
12 mins	2025-07-13 15:47:32.386Z	155.283° SSE	2025-07-13 15:53:32.386Z	91.851° ESE	38.153°	2025-07-13 15:59:32.386Z	9.95° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-13 17:36:32.386Z	232.476° WSW	2025-07-13 17:40:32.386Z	275.127° WNW	22.874°	2025-07-13 17:45:32.386Z	328.608° NNW
7 mins	2025-07-14 03:01:32.386Z	45.089° ENE	2025-07-14 03:04:32.386Z	79.696° E	20.879°	2025-07-14 03:08:32.386Z	123.015° SE
11 mins	2025-07-14 04:46:32.386Z	349.971° N	2025-07-14 04:51:32.386Z	280.197° WNW	39.573°	2025-07-14 04:57:32.386Z	202.732° SW

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