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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

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

69 kg wet, 69 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-09-28 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

OCT CYL + ANT, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-1
1   670U 63038B   26254.69024412  .00000054  00000-0  74877-4 0  9996
2   670  89.9670 332.5991 0042808 144.6880 215.7117 13.44690008 85810

Epoch: 2026-09-11T16:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T16:33:57.091Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

93.40124°

Altitude

1,120.822 km

Speed

7.279 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 10m 23s

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

16:29:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,120.882 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.952 km

Semi-major axis

7,467.054 km

Eccentricity

0.00428

Inclination

89.967°

RAAN

332.5991°

Arg. of periapsis

144.688°

True anomaly

215.42661°

Mean anomaly

215.7117°

Eccentric anomaly

215.56903°

Mean motion

3.36372 °/min

Orbital period

107.02 mins

BSTAR

0.000074877

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

RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 3166

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 20470 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 19062 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 745

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 12943 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 1528 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 38522 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 2097

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 4587 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 27479 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

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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.
12 mins	2026-09-12 05:10:19.038Z	155.187° SSE	2026-09-12 05:16:19.038Z	73.389° E	54.533°	2026-09-12 05:22:19.038Z	7.654° NNE
9 mins	2026-09-12 06:59:19.038Z	236.3° WSW	2026-09-12 07:03:19.038Z	279.85° WNW	24.163°	2026-09-12 07:08:19.038Z	329.93° NNW
9 mins	2026-09-12 16:24:19.038Z	36.623° NE	2026-09-12 16:28:19.038Z	81.133° E	24.115°	2026-09-12 16:33:19.038Z	132.169° SE
11 mins	2026-09-12 18:10:19.038Z	348.881° N	2026-09-12 18:15:19.038Z	283.866° WNW	52.129°	2026-09-12 18:21:19.038Z	205.545° SW

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TRANSIT 5B-1, 670

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-11T16:33:57.091Z)

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Orbital elements

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

TRANSIT 5B-1 Visibility forecast

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