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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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7)
1 01514U 65065F   25189.85116519  .00000070  00000-0  11858-3 0  9997
2 01514  89.9709 228.3812 0071814  49.2721 123.3324 13.35303587915446

Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:25:40.672Z)

Latitude

6.63665°

Longitude

174.91814°

Altitude

1,159.033 km

Speed

7.26 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 13m 30s

True Declination

6° 35' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

59.50402°

Longitude

-5.03055°

Altitude

1,084.13 km

Speed

7.341 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 04m 47s

Apparent Declination

29° 59' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:48:29

Azimuth

318.797° NNW

Elevation

-6.572°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,177.771 km

Perigee altitude

1,070.021 km

Semi-major axis

7,502.033 km

Eccentricity

0.00718

Inclination

89.9709°

RAAN

228.3812°

Arg. of periapsis

49.2721°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

123.3324°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.34022 °/min

Orbital period

107.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00011858

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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

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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	2025-07-09 14:09:07.555Z	20.098° NNE	2025-07-09 14:15:07.555Z	94.483° ESE	32.898°	2025-07-09 14:21:07.555Z	154.092° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-09 15:58:07.555Z	332.922° NNW	2025-07-09 16:02:07.555Z	283.241° WNW	28.866°	2025-07-09 16:08:07.555Z	222.171° SW
10 mins	2025-07-10 02:16:07.555Z	143.069° SSE	2025-07-10 02:20:07.555Z	90.966° ESE	35.002°	2025-07-10 02:26:07.555Z	12.685° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-10 04:04:07.555Z	228.585° WSW	2025-07-10 04:08:07.555Z	274.295° WNW	25.106°	2025-07-10 04:13:07.555Z	330.669° NNW

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