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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TRANSIT 5B-1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | 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 20 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-1
1 00670U 63038B 25017.91182476 .00000147 00000-0 23325-3 0 9996
2 00670 89.9853 334.2607 0043433 70.4956 290.0876 13.44586379 4949Epoch: 2025-01-17T21:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-17T21:53:01.659Z)
| Latitude | 0.00004° |
| Longitude | -111.56488° |
| Altitude | 1,084.168 km |
| Speed | 7.315 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 22h 17m 02s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -23.09347° |
| Longitude | -111.57231° |
| Altitude | 1,101.373 km |
| Speed | 7.3 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 12m 08s |
| Apparent Declination | -48° 48' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:17:57 |
| Azimuth | 126.755° SE |
| Elevation | -36.952° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,121.734 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,056.867 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,467.438 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0043433 |
| Inclination | 89.9853° |
| RAAN | 334.2607° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 70.4956° |
| True anomaly | 289.6193° |
| Mean anomaly | 290.0876° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 289.85354° |
| Mean motion | 3.36346 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00023325 |
| Orbital period | 107.03 mins |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2025-01-18 19:29:57.036Z | 87.555° E | 2025-01-18 19:31:57.036Z | 69.415° E | 11.682° | 2025-01-18 19:33:57.036Z | 51.023° ENE |
| 11 mins | 2025-01-18 21:12:57.036Z | 171.657° S | 2025-01-18 21:17:57.036Z | 76.517° E | 44.753° | 2025-01-18 21:23:57.036Z | 359.834° N |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-18 23:03:57.036Z | 267.511° W | 2025-01-18 23:05:57.036Z | 287.558° WNW | 14.047° | 2025-01-18 23:07:57.036Z | 306.883° NW |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-19 08:25:57.036Z | 26.813° NE | 2025-01-19 08:29:57.036Z | 76.234° E | 31.14° | 2025-01-19 08:35:57.036Z | 149.008° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-19 10:12:57.036Z | 335.629° NNW | 2025-01-19 10:16:57.036Z | 286.273° WNW | 29.485° | 2025-01-19 10:22:57.036Z | 220.652° SW |
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