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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

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

69 kg wet, 69 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-09-28 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl + 1 Rod, 15.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.334 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-1
1 00670U 63038B   25243.53751585  .00000096  00000-0  14710-3 0  9999
2 00670  89.9803 333.7941 0042917 141.8438 218.5762 13.44631575 35260

Epoch: 2025-08-31T12:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T12:54:01.369Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

160.33236°

Altitude

1,120.144 km

Speed

7.28 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 15m 10s

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

13:46:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,121.181 km

Perigee altitude

1,057.086 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.27 km

Eccentricity

0.00429

Inclination

89.9803°

RAAN

333.7941°

Arg. of periapsis

141.8438°

True anomaly

218.27082°

Mean anomaly

218.5762°

Eccentric anomaly

218.42338°

Mean motion

3.36357 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0001471

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

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669

RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 745

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 1528 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 2097

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 3166

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 4587 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 7259 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 12943 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 19062 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 20470 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 27479 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

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.
9 mins	2025-09-01 05:06:32.691Z	118.632° SE	2025-09-01 05:11:32.691Z	68.22° E	20.572°	2025-09-01 05:15:32.691Z	29.156° NE
11 mins	2025-09-01 06:52:32.691Z	195.537° SSW	2025-09-01 06:57:32.691Z	274.493° WNW	40.942°	2025-09-01 07:03:32.691Z	349.359° N
11 mins	2025-09-01 18:05:32.691Z	13.226° NNE	2025-09-01 18:10:32.691Z	109.906° ESE	41.461°	2025-09-01 18:16:32.691Z	170.86° S
7 mins	2025-09-01 19:53:32.691Z	318.292° NNW	2025-09-01 19:56:32.691Z	285.289° WNW	18.901°	2025-09-01 20:00:32.691Z	245.677° WSW