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). 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 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Civil Astronomy |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 77 kg wet, 77 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 12 hours ago
0 OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5)
1 959U 64083C 24356.08095447 .00000296 00000-0 36757-3 0 9999
2 959 89.9962 186.9551 0043806 106.1976 44.3371 13.62241668976726Epoch: 2024-12-21T01:56Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T01:56:34.466Z)
| Latitude | 29.15776° |
| Longitude | -112.32786° |
| Altitude | 1,008.11 km |
| Speed | 7.362 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 27m 48s |
| True Declination | 29° 00' 60" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 5.8079° |
| Longitude | -112.32634° |
| Altitude | 1,018.444 km |
| Speed | 7.349 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 50m 59s |
| Apparent Declination | -15° 17' 47" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:25:53 |
| Azimuth | 19.661° NNE |
| Elevation | -64.228° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,057.017 km |
| Perigee altitude | 992.16 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,402.725 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0043806 |
| Inclination | 89.9962° |
| RAAN | 186.9551° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 106.1976° |
| True anomaly | 44.6893° |
| Mean anomaly | 44.3371° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 44.51306° |
| Mean motion | 3.40766 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00036757 |
| Orbital period | 105.64 mins |
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OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 11 mins | 2024-12-22 00:42:45.959Z | 15.029° NNE | 2024-12-22 00:48:45.959Z | 96.275° ESE | 36.181° | 2024-12-22 00:53:45.959Z | 158.339° S |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 02:29:45.959Z | 329.775° NNW | 2024-12-22 02:33:45.959Z | 282.366° WNW | 23.071° | 2024-12-22 02:37:45.959Z | 237.214° WSW |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-22 12:35:45.959Z | 140.465° SSE | 2024-12-22 12:39:45.959Z | 83.526° E | 33.83° | 2024-12-22 12:44:45.959Z | 15.893° NNE |
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