TRANSIT 2A, 45
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 2A, 45 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 22 Jun 1960 UTC via a Thor Ablestar launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TRANSIT 2A details
| NORAD ID | 45 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 5 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Bus | Transit 1 |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 100 kg wet, 100 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.44 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 4.22711° |
| Longitude | 5.53501° |
| Altitude | 689.77 km |
| Speed | 7.558 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 31m 44s |
| Apparent Declination | -40° 44' 35" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:21:20 |
| Azimuth | 129.269° SE |
| Elevation | -17.098° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 959.018 km |
| Perigee | 589.155 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.223 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0258565 |
| Inclination | 66.6946° |
| RAAN | 23.9291° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 301.7935° |
| True anomaly | 58.31722° |
| Mean anomaly | 55.8215° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 57.06488° |
| Mean motion | 3.58824 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000080126 |
| Period | 100.33 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-27T04:57:08.156Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 4.27445° |
| Altitude | 677.252 km |
| Speed | 7.571 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 35m 42s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 2A
1 45U 60007A 24209.20634440 .00000222 00000-0 80126-4 0 9999
2 45 66.6946 23.9291 0258565 301.7935 55.8215 14.34804501337888Epoch: 2024-07-27T04:57Z
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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 1960 (1960-06-22 UTC)
| TRANSIT 2A, 45 |
| SOLRAD 1 (GREB), 46 |
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 47 |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 840 (Decayed) |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 841 (Decayed) |
TRANSIT 2A Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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