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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1 01420U 65048A 25257.59159971 .00000104 00000-0 14101-3 0 9992
2 01420 89.8792 289.6033 0074556 148.6016 328.6412 13.51834620966219Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T14:11:54.214Z)
Latitude
63.29088°
Longitude
-97.41984°
Altitude
1,029.198 km
Speed
7.366 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 17m 27s
True Declination
63° 09' 27"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:44:30
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,118.038 km
Perigee altitude
1,007.088 km
Semi-major axis
7,440.7 km
Eccentricity
0.00746
Inclination
89.8792°
RAAN
289.6033°
Arg. of periapsis
148.6016°
True anomaly
328.19304°
Mean anomaly
328.6412°
Eccentric anomaly
328.41748°
Mean motion
3.3816 °/min
Orbital period
106.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00014101
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1965 (1965-06-24 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 9 mins | 2025-09-15 13:19:38.606Z | 32.74° NE | 2025-09-15 13:23:38.606Z | 74.858° E | 21.282° | 2025-09-15 13:28:38.606Z | 129.734° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-15 15:06:38.606Z | 344.503° N | 2025-09-15 15:10:38.606Z | 280.402° WNW | 37.906° | 2025-09-15 15:16:38.606Z | 204.78° SW |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-16 01:17:38.606Z | 117.849° SE | 2025-09-16 01:21:38.606Z | 74.75° E | 22.156° | 2025-09-16 01:26:38.606Z | 24.739° NE |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-16 03:02:38.606Z | 199.556° SSW | 2025-09-16 03:07:38.606Z | 275.587° WNW | 39.196° | 2025-09-16 03:13:38.606Z | 347.982° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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