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
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | APL |
Mission | Defense Navigation |
Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 1, Unknown motor |
Mass | 100 kg wet, 100 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.91 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 TRANSIT 2A
1 00045U 60007A 24318.70376303 .00001932 00000-0 49109-3 0 9990
2 00045 66.6935 94.7503 0256390 224.0181 134.0253 14.35123788296723
Epoch: 2024-11-13T16:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-13T16:53:25.125Z)
Latitude | -0.00005° |
Longitude | 148.09908° |
Altitude | 906.599 km |
Speed | 7.332 km/s |
True Right ascension | 06h 19m 00s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 45.07343° |
Longitude | 170.75869° |
Altitude | 962.558 km |
Speed | 7.281 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 05h 25m 02s |
Apparent Declination | 7° 50' 26" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 14:50:16 |
Azimuth | 314.13° NW |
Elevation | -30.365° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 956.374 km |
Perigee altitude | 589.677 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,151.162 km |
Eccentricity | 0.025639 |
Inclination | 66.6935° |
RAAN | 94.7503° |
Arg. of periapsis | 224.0181° |
True anomaly | 136.09132° |
Mean anomaly | 134.0253° |
Eccentric anomaly | 135.0629° |
Mean motion | 3.58904 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00049109 |
Orbital period | 100.31 mins |
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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: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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7 mins | 2024-11-14 18:31:23.850Z | 1.987° NNE | 2024-11-14 18:34:23.850Z | 36.739° NE | 18.226° | 2024-11-14 18:38:23.850Z | 87.312° E |
9 mins | 2024-11-14 20:14:23.850Z | 324.784° NNW | 2024-11-14 20:18:23.850Z | 261.047° W | 43.085° | 2024-11-14 20:23:23.850Z | 161.597° S |
6 mins | 2024-11-15 09:10:23.850Z | 131.571° SE | 2024-11-15 09:13:23.850Z | 98.496° ESE | 16.863° | 2024-11-15 09:16:23.850Z | 68.217° E |
11 mins | 2024-11-15 10:50:23.850Z | 214.658° SW | 2024-11-15 10:55:23.850Z | 292.727° NW | 44.284° | 2024-11-15 11:01:23.850Z | 26.297° NE |
6 mins | 2024-11-15 12:37:23.850Z | 294.936° NW | 2024-11-15 12:39:23.850Z | 316.681° NNW | 16.353° | 2024-11-15 12:43:23.850Z | 357.611° N |
4 mins | 2024-11-15 17:57:23.850Z | 21.425° NNE | 2024-11-15 17:58:23.850Z | 33.048° NE | 13.754° | 2024-11-15 18:01:23.850Z | 67.996° E |
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