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OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6), 1420

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6), 1420 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 24 Jun 1965 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

1420, 1965-048A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-06-24 (61 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: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1  1420U 65048A   26035.29606806  .00000151  00000-0  21044-3 0  9994
2  1420  89.8811 287.8640 0075133  95.9369  25.3665 13.51878354985496

Epoch: 2026-02-04T07:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T07:06:20.280Z)

Latitude

58.41688°

Longitude

-133.37758°

Altitude

1,024.834 km

Speed

7.37 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 10m 41s

True Declination

58° 16' 08"

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

22:39:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,118.306 km

Perigee altitude

1,006.5 km

Semi-major axis

7,440.54 km

Eccentricity

0.00751

Inclination

89.8811°

RAAN

287.864°

Arg. of periapsis

95.9369°

True anomaly

25.73849°

Mean anomaly

25.3665°

Eccentric anomaly

25.55218°

Mean motion

3.38171 °/min

Orbital period

106.45 mins

BSTAR

0.00021044

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1965 (1965-06-24 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1428

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1425

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3592

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2701

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 11952 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 19838 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1435

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 11953 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 26912 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 26815 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 24811 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 12582 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 12516 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 21945 (Decayed)

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OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) 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.
11 mins	2026-02-05 04:25:17.189Z	17.338° NNE	2026-02-05 04:30:17.189Z	76.288° E	34.854°	2026-02-05 04:36:17.189Z	156.618° SSE
8 mins	2026-02-05 06:13:17.189Z	326.94° NNW	2026-02-05 06:16:17.189Z	290.667° WNW	24.416°	2026-02-05 06:21:17.189Z	232.779° WSW
10 mins	2026-02-05 16:23:17.189Z	143.052° SSE	2026-02-05 16:27:17.189Z	91.857° ESE	34.158°	2026-02-05 16:33:17.189Z	13.008° NNE
9 mins	2026-02-05 18:10:17.189Z	229.469° WSW	2026-02-05 18:14:17.189Z	278.497° WNW	25.148°	2026-02-05 18:19:17.189Z	333.326° NNW

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OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6), 1420

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-04T07:06:20.280Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1965 (1965-06-24 UTC)

OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) Visibility forecast

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