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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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

45, 1960-007A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 1, Unknown motor

Mass

100 kg wet, 100 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1960-06-22 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 2A
1 00045U 60007A   25242.83237913  .00000262  00000-0  90233-4 0  9994
2 00045  66.6938  48.0633 0248142   9.4216 351.1412 14.35624303338367

Epoch: 2025-08-30T19:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T19:58:37.556Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

129.14577°

Altitude

599.861 km

Speed

7.652 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 12m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:48:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

948.771 km

Perigee altitude

593.953 km

Semi-major axis

7,149.499 km

Eccentricity

0.02481

Inclination

66.6938°

RAAN

48.0633°

Arg. of periapsis

9.4216°

True anomaly

350.68948°

Mean anomaly

351.1412°

Eccentric anomaly

350.91675°

Mean motion

3.59029 °/min

Orbital period

100.27 mins

BSTAR

0.000090233

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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 1960 (1960-06-22 UTC)

SOLRAD 1 (GREB), 46

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 47

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 840 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 841 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 2A 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.
8 mins	2025-08-31 12:49:21.082Z	210.715° SW	2025-08-31 12:53:21.082Z	239.679° WSW	44.158°	2025-08-31 12:57:21.082Z	27.027° NE
9 mins	2025-08-31 21:36:21.082Z	339.992° N	2025-08-31 21:40:21.082Z	84.19° E	42.736°	2025-08-31 21:45:21.082Z	142.092° SSE
6 mins	2025-08-31 23:20:21.082Z	281.228° WNW	2025-08-31 23:22:21.082Z	257.422° W	17.36°	2025-08-31 23:26:21.082Z	214.632° SW