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OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5), 959

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5), 959 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 13 Dec 1964 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

959, 1964-083C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

77 kg wet, 77 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1964-12-13 (61 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 + 1 Rod, 5.9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.914 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5)
1   959U 64083C   25186.54982014  .00000177  00000-0  21490-3 0  9993
2   959  89.9993 187.0228 0039985 245.6509 227.9370 13.62354753  3478

Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T13:11:44.46Z)

Latitude

66.82925°

Longitude

-114.70034°

Altitude

1,058.701 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 28m 05s

True Declination

66° 42' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-83.12919°

Longitude

65.2955°

Altitude

1,030.497 km

Speed

7.348 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 48m 39s

Apparent Declination

-65° 28' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:26:33

Azimuth

171.068° S

Elevation

-63.878°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,053.777 km

Perigee altitude

994.58 km

Semi-major axis

7,402.315 km

Eccentricity

0.004

Inclination

89.9993°

RAAN

187.0228°

Arg. of periapsis

245.6509°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

227.937°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.40794 °/min

Orbital period

105.64 mins

BSTAR

0.0002149

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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 953

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5), 965

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 966 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1099

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 2798 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5444 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5540 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 28248 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38524 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38525 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38526 (Decayed)

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5) 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.
10 mins	2025-07-05 23:20:10.957Z	129.628° SE	2025-07-05 23:25:10.957Z	76° E	25.225°	2025-07-05 23:30:10.957Z	22.418° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-06 01:06:10.957Z	209.661° SW	2025-07-06 01:10:10.957Z	267.906° W	35.569°	2025-07-06 01:16:10.957Z	343.919° N
11 mins	2025-07-06 12:09:10.957Z	8.468° NNE	2025-07-06 12:14:10.957Z	64.303° ENE	42.805°	2025-07-06 12:20:10.957Z	173.28° S
6 mins	2025-07-06 13:57:10.957Z	312.253° NW	2025-07-06 13:59:10.957Z	290.601° WNW	17.142°	2025-07-06 14:03:10.957Z	250.441° W

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