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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

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

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, 31 m

Radar Cross Section

0.334 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-1
1 00670U 63038B   25181.84815196  .00000054  00000-0  77440-4 0  9997
2 00670  89.9768 333.9288 0040196 322.5191  37.3155 13.44624498 26974

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:21:20.329Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

109.44202°

Altitude

1,071.207 km

Speed

7.328 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 15m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.74769°

Longitude

109.43254°

Altitude

1,071.319 km

Speed

7.329 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 57m 47s

Apparent Declination

-61° 43' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:23:47

Azimuth

150.75° SSE

Elevation

-25.594°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,119.175 km

Perigee altitude

1,059.144 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.297 km

Eccentricity

0.00402

Inclination

89.9768°

RAAN

333.9288°

Arg. of periapsis

322.5191°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

37.3155°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.36355 °/min

Orbital period

107.03 mins

BSTAR

0.00007744

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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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-07-01 09:00:37.463Z	106.521° ESE	2025-07-01 09:04:37.463Z	67.077° ENE	17.044°	2025-07-01 09:07:37.463Z	37.993° NE
11 mins	2025-07-01 10:45:37.463Z	186.902° SSW	2025-07-01 10:50:37.463Z	288.486° WNW	43.589°	2025-07-01 10:56:37.463Z	353.497° N
12 mins	2025-07-01 21:57:37.463Z	14.5° NNE	2025-07-01 22:03:37.463Z	98.194° ESE	38.602°	2025-07-01 22:09:37.463Z	163.493° S
9 mins	2025-07-01 23:45:37.463Z	329.888° NNW	2025-07-01 23:49:37.463Z	286.978° WNW	23.5°	2025-07-01 23:54:37.463Z	235.946° WSW

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