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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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-1
1 00670U 63038B   25128.56758960  .00000118  00000-0  18364-3 0  9992
2 00670  89.9764 334.0695 0043411 111.9113 248.6658 13.44617149 19816

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:37:19.741Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-96.89898°

Altitude

1,106.997 km

Speed

7.293 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 16m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-31.645°

Longitude

-96.91501°

Altitude

1,129.333 km

Speed

7.275 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 44m 04s

Apparent Declination

-38° 03' 20"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:41:00

Azimuth

94.74° ESE

Elevation

-67.302°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,121.603 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.77 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.324 km

Eccentricity

0.0043411

Inclination

89.9764°

RAAN

334.0695°

Arg. of periapsis

111.9113°

True anomaly

248.20335°

Mean anomaly

248.6658°

Eccentric anomaly

248.43448°

Mean motion

3.36353 °/min

BSTAR

0.00018364

Orbital period

107.03 mins

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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.
10 mins	2025-05-09 12:57:19.084Z	133.381° SE	2025-05-09 13:02:19.084Z	83.275° E	26.513°	2025-05-09 13:07:19.084Z	24.273° NE
11 mins	2025-05-09 14:44:19.084Z	208.24° SW	2025-05-09 14:49:19.084Z	272.115° WNW	34.298°	2025-05-09 14:55:19.084Z	343.097° N
11 mins	2025-05-10 01:57:19.084Z	3.564° NNE	2025-05-10 02:02:19.084Z	165.373° S	44.584°	2025-05-10 02:08:19.084Z	182.673° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-10 03:46:19.084Z	305.748° NW	2025-05-10 03:48:19.084Z	285.963° WNW	13.608°	2025-05-10 03:50:19.084Z	267.124° W

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