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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5E 3
1 00705U 63049C   25345.31793368  .00000113  00000-0  16838-3 0  9997
2 00705  89.9230  71.9150 0035556  76.8908 352.8996 13.47648778 46793

Epoch: 2025-12-11T07:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T07:37:49.469Z)

Latitude

69.81042°

Longitude

-122.60843°

Altitude

1,066.761 km

Speed

7.338 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 48m 29s

True Declination

69° 42' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:02:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,104.486 km

Perigee altitude

1,051.464 km

Semi-major axis

7,456.112 km

Eccentricity

0.00356

Inclination

89.923°

RAAN

71.915°

Arg. of periapsis

76.8908°

True anomaly

352.84901°

Mean anomaly

352.8996°

Eccentric anomaly

352.87433°

Mean motion

3.37112 °/min

Orbital period

106.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00016838

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

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

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

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

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

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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.
7 mins	2025-12-12 04:49:28.788Z	106.885° ESE	2025-12-12 04:52:28.788Z	77.373° E	17.216°	2025-12-12 04:56:28.788Z	36.586° NE
11 mins	2025-12-12 06:33:28.788Z	187.412° SSW	2025-12-12 06:38:28.788Z	243.488° WSW	42.805°	2025-12-12 06:44:28.788Z	351.741° N
11 mins	2025-12-12 17:45:28.788Z	18.197° NNE	2025-12-12 17:50:28.788Z	102.904° ESE	38.291°	2025-12-12 17:56:28.788Z	164.462° S
8 mins	2025-12-12 19:32:28.788Z	327.328° NNW	2025-12-12 19:36:28.788Z	281.957° WNW	22.374°	2025-12-12 19:40:28.788Z	239.853° WSW

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TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-11T07:37:49.469Z)

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Orbital elements

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

TRANSIT 5E 3 Visibility forecast

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