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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

59 kg wet, 59 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 + 4 PAN, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 RADIATION SAT (5E 1)
1   671U 63038C   26281.12702606  .00000059  00000-0  83121-4 0  9990
2   671  89.9639 332.6346 0040993  29.5012 330.8437 13.45235859 90238

Epoch: 2026-10-08T03:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-08T03:02:55.051Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-89.8621°

Altitude

1,066.075 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 10m 32s

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

06:07:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,117.497 km

Perigee altitude

1,056.294 km

Semi-major axis

7,465.032 km

Eccentricity

0.0041

Inclination

89.9639°

RAAN

332.6346°

Arg. of periapsis

29.5012°

True anomaly

330.61382°

Mean anomaly

330.8437°

Eccentric anomaly

330.72886°

Mean motion

3.36508 °/min

Orbital period

106.98 mins

BSTAR

0.000083121

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

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 2097

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 1528 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 672

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 38521

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 745

TRANSIT 5B-1, 670

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 669

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 3166

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 7259 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 4587 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 27479 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 38522 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 20470 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB, 19062 (Decayed)

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RADIATION SAT (5E 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.
8 mins	2026-10-08 14:22:44.099Z	40.811° NE	2026-10-08 14:26:44.099Z	79.108° E	17.553°	2026-10-08 14:30:44.099Z	116.305° SE
12 mins	2026-10-08 16:08:44.099Z	356.947° N	2026-10-08 16:13:44.099Z	301.645° NW	72.381°	2026-10-08 16:20:44.099Z	191.942° SSW
6 mins	2026-10-09 02:25:44.099Z	95.801° ESE	2026-10-09 02:27:44.099Z	74.728° E	17.796°	2026-10-09 02:31:44.099Z	35.184° NE
12 mins	2026-10-09 04:08:44.099Z	186.543° SSW	2026-10-09 04:13:44.099Z	243.733° WSW	69.612°	2026-10-09 04:20:44.099Z	353.693° N

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RADIATION SAT (5E 1), 671

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-08T03:02:55.051Z)

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

RADIATION SAT (5E 1) Visibility forecast

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