TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 05 Dec 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

25156, 1963-049N

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-05 (61 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB
1 25156U 63049N   25128.76618519  .00000891  00000-0  12369-2 0  9993
2 25156  89.9180  75.3324 0044034 124.2940 271.6946 13.56756909344183

Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:23Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T18:23:18.4Z)

Latitude

35.5515°

Longitude

-67.26794°

Altitude

1,051.51 km

Speed

7.33 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 01m 33s

True Declination

35° 23' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-21.53182°

Longitude

112.70196°

Altitude

1,048.951 km

Speed

7.33 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 01m 56s

Apparent Declination

-53° 47' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:57:51

Azimuth

136.031° SSE

Elevation

-31.728°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.227 km

Perigee altitude

1,011.857 km

Semi-major axis

7,422.679 km

Eccentricity

0.0044034

Inclination

89.918°

RAAN

75.3324°

Arg. of periapsis

124.294°

True anomaly

271.19015°

Mean anomaly

271.6946°

Eccentric anomaly

271.44238°

Mean motion

3.39392 °/min

BSTAR

0.0012369

Orbital period

106.07 mins

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 4586 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6182 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6283 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 07:14:07.420Z	48.77° ENE	2025-05-09 07:17:07.420Z	79.707° E	15.314°	2025-05-09 07:20:07.420Z	109.611° ESE
10 mins	2025-05-09 08:59:07.420Z	355.892° N	2025-05-09 09:03:07.420Z	305.676° NW	43.473°	2025-05-09 09:09:07.420Z	192.212° SSW
5 mins	2025-05-09 19:10:07.420Z	94.32° ESE	2025-05-09 19:12:07.420Z	74.375° E	14.848°	2025-05-09 19:15:07.420Z	44.28° NE
11 mins	2025-05-09 20:52:07.420Z	181.396° SSW	2025-05-09 20:57:07.420Z	219.88° SW	44.07°	2025-05-09 21:03:07.420Z	354.972° N

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