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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 01420U 65048A   25181.87169995  .00000093  00000-0  12518-3 0  9993
2 01420  89.8870 290.4885 0073389  11.1124 109.1105 13.51819343955986

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:55:14.875Z)

Latitude

59.07543°

Longitude

-122.68642°

Altitude

1,093.905 km

Speed

7.302 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 21m 12s

True Declination

58° 55' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

73.95831°

Longitude

57.88217°

Altitude

1,055.223 km

Speed

7.342 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 10m 21s

Apparent Declination

24° 07' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:40:02

Azimuth

352.332° N

Elevation

-25.567°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,117.226 km

Perigee altitude

1,008.012 km

Semi-major axis

7,440.756 km

Eccentricity

0.00734

Inclination

89.887°

RAAN

290.4885°

Arg. of periapsis

11.1124°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

109.1105°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38156 °/min

Orbital period

106.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00012518

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 18:15:20.790Z	35.401° NE	2025-07-01 18:19:20.790Z	75.524° E	20.683°	2025-07-01 18:24:20.790Z	126.105° SE
11 mins	2025-07-01 20:01:20.790Z	351.092° N	2025-07-01 20:06:20.790Z	280.857° WNW	40.841°	2025-07-01 20:12:20.790Z	201.002° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-02 06:14:20.790Z	106.147° ESE	2025-07-02 06:17:20.790Z	72.481° E	18.988°	2025-07-02 06:21:20.790Z	31.42° NE
11 mins	2025-07-02 07:58:20.790Z	194.748° SSW	2025-07-02 08:03:20.790Z	284.062° WNW	40.851°	2025-07-02 08:09:20.790Z	350.767° N

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