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OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 13 Aug 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

1514, 1965-065F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NAFI

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-08-13 (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 16 hours ago

0 OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7)
1 01514U 65065F   25221.61126319  .00000082  00000-0  14431-3 0  9990
2 01514  89.9707 228.2954 0068868 319.8594 157.2044 13.35307519919683

Epoch: 2025-08-09T14:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T14:40:13.139Z)

Latitude

62.71746°

Longitude

-130.16035°

Altitude

1,185.369 km

Speed

7.244 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 12m 57s

True Declination

62° 35' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

65.94069°

Longitude

49.95956°

Altitude

1,153.829 km

Speed

7.275 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 05m 54s

Apparent Declination

26° 43' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:51:18

Azimuth

328.948° NNW

Elevation

-16.357°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,175.546 km

Perigee altitude

1,072.216 km

Semi-major axis

7,502.018 km

Eccentricity

0.00689

Inclination

89.9707°

RAAN

228.2954°

Arg. of periapsis

319.8594°

True anomaly

157.50775°

Mean anomaly

157.2044°

Eccentric anomaly

157.35631°

Mean motion

3.34023 °/min

Orbital period

107.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00014431

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1504

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508

DODECAPOLE 2, 1510

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1511

TEMPSAT 1, 1512

NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515

CALSPHERE 4(A), 1520

PORCUPINE 2, 1577

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1521

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1522

OPS 8464 DEB *, 2335 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB, 3809 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3810

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5265

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7) Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
13 mins	2025-08-10 12:15:46.727Z	13.92° NNE	2025-08-10 12:21:46.727Z	81.712° E	38.273°	2025-08-10 12:28:46.727Z	162.931° S
10 mins	2025-08-10 14:04:46.727Z	332.009° NNW	2025-08-10 14:08:46.727Z	290.903° WNW	24.895°	2025-08-10 14:14:46.727Z	231.546° WSW
12 mins	2025-08-11 00:21:46.727Z	155.845° SSE	2025-08-11 00:26:46.727Z	96.537° ESE	39.878°	2025-08-11 00:33:46.727Z	6.34° NNE
8 mins	2025-08-11 02:11:46.727Z	242.268° WSW	2025-08-11 02:14:46.727Z	274.563° WNW	21.431°	2025-08-11 02:19:46.727Z	326.203° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514 on other resources

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