TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 2097

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 2097 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 28 Sep 1963 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

2097, 1963-038G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-09-28 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB
1 02097U 63038G   25193.87756527  .00000319  00000-0  37410-3 0  9996
2 02097  90.0073 338.0987 0042182 121.4783  30.8053 13.65962258 53295

Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T21:03:41.639Z)

Latitude

27.50549°

Longitude

-88.82985°

Altitude

990.793 km

Speed

7.372 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 32m 24s

True Declination

27° 22' 10"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-84.20385°

Longitude

-88.90471°

Altitude

1,068.088 km

Speed

7.305 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 53m 53s

Apparent Declination

-63° 57' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:06:13

Azimuth

176.687° S

Elevation

-65.888°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,042.299 km

Perigee altitude

979.96 km

Semi-major axis

7,389.266 km

Eccentricity

0.00422

Inclination

90.0073°

RAAN

338.0987°

Arg. of periapsis

121.4783°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

30.8053°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.41697 °/min

Orbital period

105.36 mins

BSTAR

0.0003741

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1963 (1963-09-28 UTC)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

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TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 3166

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 4587 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 7259 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 12943 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 19062 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 20470 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 27479 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 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.
11 mins	2025-07-13 21:31:15.784Z	12.716° NNE	2025-07-13 21:37:15.784Z	103.002° ESE	38.714°	2025-07-13 21:42:15.784Z	163.891° S
7 mins	2025-07-13 23:18:15.784Z	324.479° NNW	2025-07-13 23:21:15.784Z	290.609° WNW	20.248°	2025-07-13 23:25:15.784Z	244.74° WSW
9 mins	2025-07-14 09:22:15.784Z	143.977° SSE	2025-07-14 09:26:15.784Z	81.623° E	35.994°	2025-07-14 09:31:15.784Z	13.359° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-14 11:08:15.784Z	235.268° WSW	2025-07-14 11:11:15.784Z	271.241° WNW	23.306°	2025-07-14 11:16:15.784Z	329.185° NNW

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