OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Oct 1964 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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OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NAFI |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR |
| Radar Cross Section | 7.565 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4)
1 00897U 64063B 24291.91952312 .00000199 00000-0 28137-3 0 9996
2 00897 90.2227 61.4521 0020889 139.5787 10.0777 13.53633222963082Epoch: 2024-10-17T22:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T22:04:06.797Z)
| Latitude | 30.35054° |
| Longitude | -116.34319° |
| Altitude | 1,047.5 km |
| Speed | 7.338 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 06m 19s |
| True Declination | 30° 12' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -10.64457° |
| Longitude | 63.578° |
| Altitude | 1,077.168 km |
| Speed | 7.306 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 14m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | -59° 18' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:44:12 |
| Azimuth | 154.773° SSE |
| Elevation | -18.258° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,071.495 km |
| Perigee | 1,040.437 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,434.103 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0020889 |
| Inclination | 90.2227° |
| RAAN | 61.4521° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 139.5787° |
| True anomaly | 10.11969° |
| Mean anomaly | 10.0777° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 10.09869° |
| Mean motion | 3.3861 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00028137 |
| Period | 106.32 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1964 (1964-10-06 UTC)
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 893 |
| OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897 |
| CALSPHERE 1, 900 |
| OPS 5798 DEB, 901 |
| CALSPHERE 2, 902 |
| OPS 5798 DEB, 903 |
OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-10-18 08:06:28.056Z | 127.013° SE | 2024-10-18 08:10:28.056Z | 83.646° E | 25.554° | 2024-10-18 08:15:28.056Z | 24.726° NE |
| 10 mins | 2024-10-18 09:52:28.056Z | 209.786° SW | 2024-10-18 09:56:28.056Z | 263.992° W | 34.813° | 2024-10-18 10:02:28.056Z | 342.428° N |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-18 21:00:28.056Z | 8.274° NNE | 2024-10-18 21:05:28.056Z | 124.837° SE | 43.729° | 2024-10-18 21:11:28.056Z | 177.567° S |
| 5 mins | 2024-10-18 22:48:28.056Z | 310.015° NW | 2024-10-18 22:50:28.056Z | 288.904° WNW | 15.882° | 2024-10-18 22:53:28.056Z | 258.88° W |