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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
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)
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 1 day ago
0 TRANSIT 2A
1 00045U 60007A   25114.71190350  .00000835  00000-0  23356-3 0  9999
2 00045  66.6957  26.6926 0242647 105.0655 257.7432 14.35494174319979
Epoch: 2025-04-24T17:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T17:05:08.462Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-82.57208°
Altitude
816.372 km
Speed
7.424 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 46m 46s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-36.15155°
Longitude
-103.74019°
Altitude
925.109 km
Speed
7.316 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 38m 36s
Apparent Declination
-66° 21' 50"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:54:48
Azimuth
210.297° SW
Elevation
-37.557°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
945.285 km
Perigee altitude
598.304 km
Semi-major axis
7,149.931 km
Eccentricity
0.0242647
Inclination
66.6957°
RAAN
26.6926°
Arg. of periapsis
105.0655°
True anomaly
255.04444°
Mean anomaly
257.7432°
Eccentric anomaly
256.39196°
Mean motion
3.58997 °/min
BSTAR
0.00023356
Orbital period
100.28 mins
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TRANSIT 2A Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
8 mins2025-04-25 19:59:00.356Z223.075° SW2025-04-25 20:03:00.356Z293.458° NW40.658°2025-04-25 20:07:00.356Z19.698° NNE
7 mins2025-04-26 04:46:00.356Z331.771° NNW2025-04-26 04:49:00.356Z145.789° SSE44.065°2025-04-26 04:53:00.356Z151.635° SSE
7 mins2025-04-26 19:24:00.356Z205.895° SW2025-04-26 19:27:00.356Z175.929° S44.821°2025-04-26 19:31:00.356Z30.072° NE
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