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  2097U 63038G   25128.58783587  .00000805  00000-0  96484-3 0  9994
2  2097  90.0074 338.0676 0038647 318.7666  95.3155 13.65887436 44364

Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:06Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:06:29.019Z)

Latitude

54.61757°

Longitude

-100.21986°

Altitude

1,026.229 km

Speed

7.342 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 32m 13s

True Declination

54° 27' 39"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-69.00997°

Longitude

79.7718°

Altitude

1,029.589 km

Speed

7.342 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 20m 41s

Apparent Declination

-72° 52' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:16:12

Azimuth

194.911° SSW

Elevation

-53.757°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,039.958 km

Perigee altitude

982.841 km

Semi-major axis

7,389.536 km

Eccentricity

0.0038647

Inclination

90.0074°

RAAN

338.0676°

Arg. of periapsis

318.7666°

True anomaly

95.75626°

Mean anomaly

95.3155°

Eccentric anomaly

95.5359°

Mean motion

3.41678 °/min

BSTAR

0.00096484

Orbital period

105.36 mins

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

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669

TRANSIT 5B-1, 670

RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 745

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 1528 (Decayed)

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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 12:50:35.657Z	111.378° ESE	2025-05-09 12:54:35.657Z	70.744° E	17.411°	2025-05-09 12:57:35.657Z	39.141° NE
10 mins	2025-05-09 14:34:35.657Z	190.696° SSW	2025-05-09 14:38:35.657Z	244.972° WSW	42.229°	2025-05-09 14:44:35.657Z	351.101° N
11 mins	2025-05-10 01:36:35.657Z	19.745° NNE	2025-05-10 01:41:35.657Z	89.641° E	35.527°	2025-05-10 01:47:35.657Z	158.867° S
9 mins	2025-05-10 03:22:35.657Z	330.059° NNW	2025-05-10 03:26:35.657Z	281.276° WNW	25.054°	2025-05-10 03:31:35.657Z	229.275° WSW

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