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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-06-24 (61 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 + ANT, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
1 01420U 65048A   26260.05741667  .00000069  00000-0  87669-4 0  9997
2 01420  89.8710 285.0453 0074053 163.1746 225.5396 13.51921170 15879

Epoch: 2026-09-17T01:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T01:22:40.800Z)

Latitude

28.15183°

Longitude

-91.55614°

Altitude

1,107.544 km

Speed

7.282 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 00m 27s

True Declination

28° 00' 56"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:23:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,117.344 km

Perigee altitude

1,007.147 km

Semi-major axis

7,440.382 km

Eccentricity

0.00741

Inclination

89.871°

RAAN

285.0453°

Arg. of periapsis

163.1746°

True anomaly

224.93785°

Mean anomaly

225.5396°

Eccentric anomaly

225.23833°

Mean motion

3.38182 °/min

Orbital period

106.45 mins

BSTAR

0.000087669

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1965 (1965-06-24 UTC)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 11953 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 24811 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 19838 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 11952 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3592

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1428

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1435

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 12516 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2701

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 26912 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 26815 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1425

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 21945 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-6 DEB, 12582 (Decayed)

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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.
6 mins	2026-09-18 00:30:09.386Z	96.132° ESE	2026-09-18 00:33:09.386Z	67.058° ENE	15.69°	2026-09-18 00:36:09.386Z	39.294° NE
11 mins	2026-09-18 02:13:09.386Z	180.331° SSW	2026-09-18 02:18:09.386Z	246.305° WSW	82.525°	2026-09-18 02:24:09.386Z	355.96° N
10 mins	2026-09-18 13:23:09.386Z	25.037° NE	2026-09-18 13:27:09.386Z	82.479° E	41.621°	2026-09-18 13:33:09.386Z	155.46° SSE
9 mins	2026-09-18 15:09:09.386Z	333.847° NNW	2026-09-18 15:13:09.386Z	287.287° WNW	28.701°	2026-09-18 15:18:09.386Z	229.477° WSW

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OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6), 1420

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T01:22:40.800Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1965 (1965-06-24 UTC)

OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) Visibility forecast

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