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TRANSIT 5B-1, 670

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 5B-1, 670 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 28 Sep 1963 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

670, 1963-038B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

69 kg wet, 69 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-09-28 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

OCT CYL + ANT, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-1
1 00670U 63038B   26269.87004293  .00000064  00000-0  91968-4 0  9998
2 00670  89.9648 332.5462 0043490 102.9694 257.6316 13.44691187 87857

Epoch: 2026-09-26T20:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T20:52:51.709Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

13.65884°

Altitude

1,101.896 km

Speed

7.298 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 10m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

23:48:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,121.387 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.438 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.049 km

Eccentricity

0.00435

Inclination

89.9648°

RAAN

332.5462°

Arg. of periapsis

102.9694°

True anomaly

257.14538°

Mean anomaly

257.6316°

Eccentric anomaly

257.38843°

Mean motion

3.36372 °/min

Orbital period

107.02 mins

BSTAR

0.000091968

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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1963 (1963-09-28 UTC)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 12943 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 745

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 3166

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 4587 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 2097

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 19062 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 38522 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 20470 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 7259 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 1528 (Decayed)

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TRANSIT 5B-1 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.
10 mins	2026-09-27 15:20:32.860Z	30.229° NE	2026-09-27 15:25:32.860Z	80.101° E	22.774°	2026-09-27 15:30:32.860Z	130.035° SE
11 mins	2026-09-27 17:07:32.860Z	350.477° N	2026-09-27 17:12:32.860Z	287.276° WNW	55.396°	2026-09-27 17:18:32.860Z	203.563° SW
8 mins	2026-09-28 03:23:32.860Z	113.15° SE	2026-09-28 03:26:32.860Z	79.695° E	24.116°	2026-09-28 03:31:32.860Z	26.783° NE
11 mins	2026-09-28 05:08:32.860Z	200.408° SSW	2026-09-28 05:13:32.860Z	277.689° WNW	53.583°	2026-09-28 05:19:32.860Z	347.74° N

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TRANSIT 5B-1, 670

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-26T20:52:51.709Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1963 (1963-09-28 UTC)

TRANSIT 5B-1 Visibility forecast

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