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RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671

Orbit data source: Space-Track

RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671 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

671, 1963-038C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

59 kg wet, 59 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 + 4 Pan, 3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.854 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 RADIATION SAT (5E 1)
1   671U 63038C   25134.07791571  .00000088  00000-0  13240-3 0  9995
2   671  89.9767 334.1330 0041841  55.7779 304.7322 13.45156265 21964

Epoch: 2025-05-14T01:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T01:52:11.917Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

74.01588°

Altitude

1,075.361 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 16m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-23.85223°

Longitude

-105.97449°

Altitude

1,125.732 km

Speed

7.276 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 03m 35s

Apparent Declination

-38° 36' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:42:44

Azimuth

255.28° W

Elevation

-51.624°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,118.426 km

Perigee altitude

1,055.954 km

Semi-major axis

7,465.327 km

Eccentricity

0.0041841

Inclination

89.9767°

RAAN

334.133°

Arg. of periapsis

55.7779°

True anomaly

304.33699°

Mean anomaly

304.7322°

Eccentric anomaly

304.53471°

Mean motion

3.36488 °/min

BSTAR

0.0001324

Orbital period

106.99 mins

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

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669

TRANSIT 5B-1, 670

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

RADIATION SAT (5E 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	2025-05-14 12:41:54.030Z	134.665° SE	2025-05-14 12:46:54.030Z	80.814° E	27.683°	2025-05-14 12:51:54.030Z	21.953° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-14 14:28:54.030Z	211.572° SW	2025-05-14 14:33:54.030Z	276.86° WNW	32.572°	2025-05-14 14:38:54.030Z	338.472° N
4 mins	2025-05-14 23:56:54.030Z	61.578° ENE	2025-05-14 23:57:54.030Z	71.13° E	13.291°	2025-05-15 00:00:54.030Z	99.232° ESE
11 mins	2025-05-15 01:40:54.030Z	1.7° NNE	2025-05-15 01:45:54.030Z	338.344° N	44.924°	2025-05-15 01:51:54.030Z	184.992° SSW

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