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TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 was 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

42666, 1963-049P

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

2 months ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Decayed 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 2 months ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB
1 42666U 63049P   25070.48595541  .02709717  00000-0  70485-1 0  9999
2 42666  89.8360  72.3927 0027257 163.1186 197.0982 15.35139875570789

Epoch: 2025-03-11T11:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T11:39:46.547Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

88.06054°

Altitude

481.548 km

Speed

7.615 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 49m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

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Visualization observer readout

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Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

475.922 km

Perigee altitude

438.659 km

Semi-major axis

6,835.427 km

Eccentricity

0.0027257

Inclination

89.836°

RAAN

72.3927°

Arg. of periapsis

163.1186°

True anomaly

197.00667°

Mean anomaly

197.0982°

Eccentric anomaly

197.0524°

Mean motion

3.84056 °/min

BSTAR

0.070485

Orbital period

93.74 mins

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TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

This satellite is decayed

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