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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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1  1420U 65048A   25128.49180950  .00000186  00000-0  26411-3 0  9996
2  1420  89.8818 291.1151 0074129 162.6883 257.2869 13.51809226949208

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:48:12.34Z)

Latitude

59.23864°

Longitude

-112.30028°

Altitude

1,088.267 km

Speed

7.307 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 25m 15s

True Declination

59° 05' 38"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

15.51505°

Longitude

-112.47571°

Altitude

1,112.735 km

Speed

7.275 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 09m 44s

Apparent Declination

-25° 52' 09"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:03:29

Azimuth

118.177° SE

Elevation

-6.87°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,117.814 km

Perigee altitude

1,007.499 km

Semi-major axis

7,440.793 km

Eccentricity

0.0074129

Inclination

89.8818°

RAAN

291.1151°

Arg. of periapsis

162.6883°

True anomaly

256.45998°

Mean anomaly

257.2869°

Eccentric anomaly

256.87327°

Mean motion

3.38154 °/min

BSTAR

0.00026411

Orbital period

106.46 mins

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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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 10:42:14.658Z	157.949° S	2025-05-09 10:48:14.658Z	83.285° E	40.173°	2025-05-09 10:54:14.658Z	7.426° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-09 12:31:14.658Z	239.446° WSW	2025-05-09 12:35:14.658Z	283.261° WNW	21.228°	2025-05-09 12:39:14.658Z	324.497° NNW
8 mins	2025-05-09 21:53:14.658Z	38.441° NE	2025-05-09 21:57:14.658Z	85.026° E	21.265°	2025-05-09 22:01:14.658Z	127.753° SE
10 mins	2025-05-09 23:39:14.658Z	345.921° N	2025-05-09 23:43:14.658Z	288.974° WNW	37.867°	2025-05-09 23:49:14.658Z	205.287° SW

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