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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
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-06-24 (60 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, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1 01420U 65048A   25199.53965008  .00000090  00000-0  12112-3 0  9991
2 01420  89.8867 290.2861 0071704 319.3228  51.7149 13.51822141958377
Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:57:05.766Z)
Latitude
11.64057°
Longitude
159.44564°
Altitude
1,034.924 km
Speed
7.351 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 21m 14s
True Declination
11° 34' 31"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-13.62745°
Longitude
159.39007°
Altitude
1,024.292 km
Speed
7.362 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
21h 16m 23s
Apparent Declination
-30° 44' 45"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:16:52
Azimuth
90.279° ESE
Elevation
-52.483°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,115.962 km
Perigee altitude
1,009.256 km
Semi-major axis
7,440.746 km
Eccentricity
0.00717
Inclination
89.8867°
RAAN
290.2861°
Arg. of periapsis
319.3228°
True anomaly
52.36344°
Mean anomaly
51.7149°
Eccentric anomaly
52.03881°
Mean motion
3.38157 °/min
Orbital period
106.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00012112
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