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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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1 01420U 65048A   25132.87846086  .00000125  00000-0  17299-3 0  9999
2 01420  89.8822 291.0624 0074532 150.1443   4.8174 13.51810353949364

Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:04:59.018Z)

Latitude

24.99223°

Longitude

-76.12336°

Altitude

1,013.396 km

Speed

7.374 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 24m 01s

True Declination

24° 51' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-79.14895°

Longitude

-75.46197°

Altitude

1,112.347 km

Speed

7.287 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 47m 39s

Apparent Declination

-63° 56' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:53:06

Azimuth

194.006° SSW

Elevation

-64.669°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,118.11 km

Perigee altitude

1,007.195 km

Semi-major axis

7,440.789 km

Eccentricity

0.0074532

Inclination

89.8822°

RAAN

291.0624°

Arg. of periapsis

150.1443°

True anomaly

4.8898°

Mean anomaly

4.8174°

Eccentric anomaly

4.85353°

Mean motion

3.38154 °/min

BSTAR

0.00017299

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	2025-05-13 10:37:30.284Z	166.127° S	2025-05-13 10:43:30.284Z	110.144° ESE	42.895°	2025-05-13 10:49:30.284Z	4.014° NNE
7 mins	2025-05-13 12:27:30.284Z	248.183° W	2025-05-13 12:30:30.284Z	278.023° WNW	17.394°	2025-05-13 12:34:30.284Z	318.254° NNW
9 mins	2025-05-13 21:48:30.284Z	31.776° NE	2025-05-13 21:52:30.284Z	79.56° E	25.377°	2025-05-13 21:57:30.284Z	137.615° SSE
10 mins	2025-05-13 23:34:30.284Z	342.738° N	2025-05-13 23:39:30.284Z	271.407° WNW	33.395°	2025-05-13 23:44:30.284Z	213.791° SW

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