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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

United States Navy (US)

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

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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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, 1435

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2701

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3592

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 11952 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 11953 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 12516 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 12582 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 19838 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 21945 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 24811 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 26815 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 26912 (Decayed)

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.
7 mins	2025-07-19 05:02:15.160Z	107.145° ESE	2025-07-19 05:05:15.160Z	76.225° E	18.341°	2025-07-19 05:09:15.160Z	35.048° NE
11 mins	2025-07-19 06:46:15.160Z	190.739° SSW	2025-07-19 06:51:15.160Z	270.573° WNW	42.438°	2025-07-19 06:57:15.160Z	351.395° N
12 mins	2025-07-19 17:55:15.160Z	14.105° NNE	2025-07-19 18:00:15.160Z	72.716° E	39.245°	2025-07-19 18:07:15.160Z	165.51° S
8 mins	2025-07-19 19:43:15.160Z	323.199° NNW	2025-07-19 19:46:15.160Z	289.856° WNW	22.704°	2025-07-19 19:51:15.160Z	238.188° WSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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