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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
69 kg wet, 69 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 1 Rod, 15.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.334 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-1
1 00670U 63038B 25260.80155164 .00000048 00000-0 64444-4 0 9996
2 00670 89.9785 333.7573 0043560 94.4647 266.1479 13.44633601 37583Epoch: 2025-09-17T19:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T19:14:14.061Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
48.22643°
Altitude
1,097.342 km
Speed
7.302 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 15m 01s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:44:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,121.653 km
Perigee altitude
1,056.598 km
Semi-major axis
7,467.263 km
Eccentricity
0.00436
Inclination
89.9785°
RAAN
333.7573°
Arg. of periapsis
94.4647°
True anomaly
265.65006°
Mean anomaly
266.1479°
Eccentric anomaly
265.89896°
Mean motion
3.36357 °/min
Orbital period
107.03 mins
BSTAR
0.000064444
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Other satellites on launch #38 in the year 1963 (1963-09-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2025-09-18 19:04:37.989Z | 317.008° NNW | 2025-09-18 19:07:37.989Z | 288.706° WNW | 13.815° | 2025-09-18 19:10:37.989Z | 261.165° W |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-19 03:34:37.989Z | 83.335° E | 2025-09-19 03:35:37.989Z | 73.755° E | 13.114° | 2025-09-19 03:38:37.989Z | 45.505° ENE |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-19 05:16:37.989Z | 175.971° S | 2025-09-19 05:21:37.989Z | 176.2° S | 44.664° | 2025-09-19 05:27:37.989Z | 357.821° N |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-19 16:29:37.989Z | 22.333° NNE | 2025-09-19 16:34:37.989Z | 88.705° E | 33.296° | 2025-09-19 16:40:37.989Z | 154.753° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-19 18:16:37.989Z | 336.257° NNW | 2025-09-19 18:21:37.989Z | 275.787° WNW | 27.175° | 2025-09-19 18:26:37.989Z | 225.174° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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