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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

Last TLE update

23 hours ago

Origin

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, 0.91 m

Radar Cross Section

0.650 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 23 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 2A
1    45U 60007A   25185.77524083  .00000224  00000-0  81893-4 0  9990
2    45  66.6918 198.8811 0243642  51.6404 310.6315 14.35567095387040

Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T18:36:20.807Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-3.22843°

Altitude

664.323 km

Speed

7.584 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 15m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-26.31917°

Longitude

-173.48651°

Altitude

942.741 km

Speed

7.296 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 43m 35s

Apparent Declination

-55° 20' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:13:05

Azimuth

223.992° SW

Elevation

-35.72°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

945.749 km

Perigee altitude

597.356 km

Semi-major axis

7,149.69 km

Eccentricity

0.02436

Inclination

66.6918°

RAAN

198.8811°

Arg. of periapsis

51.6404°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

310.6315°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59015 °/min

Orbital period

100.27 mins

BSTAR

0.000081893

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-06 02:30:44.937Z	212.593° SW	2025-07-06 02:34:44.937Z	352.773° N	43.685°	2025-07-06 02:37:44.937Z	25.764° NE
8 mins	2025-07-06 11:16:44.937Z	339.913° N	2025-07-06 11:19:44.937Z	31.093° NE	42.253°	2025-07-06 11:24:44.937Z	141.64° SSE

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