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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
16 hours ago
Origin
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 16 hours ago
0 RADIATION SAT (5E 1)
1 00671U 63038C   25128.57344838  .00000117  00000-0  18210-3 0  9998
2 00671  89.9774 334.1465 0042084  70.8371 289.7325 13.45155310 20657
Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:45:45.94Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-98.93692°
Altitude
1,082.587 km
Speed
7.316 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 16m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-78.96426°
Longitude
-99.05369°
Altitude
1,144.764 km
Speed
7.267 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 52m 08s
Apparent Declination
-62° 33' 44"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:34:54
Azimuth
167.642° S
Elevation
-66.458°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,118.611 km
Perigee altitude
1,055.776 km
Semi-major axis
7,465.33 km
Eccentricity
0.0042084
Inclination
89.9774°
RAAN
334.1465°
Arg. of periapsis
70.8371°
True anomaly
289.27777°
Mean anomaly
289.7325°
Eccentric anomaly
289.50521°
Mean motion
3.36488 °/min
BSTAR
0.0001821
Orbital period
106.99 mins
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RADIATION SAT (5E 1) Visibility forecast

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10 mins2025-05-09 13:05:13.882Z136.805° SSE2025-05-09 13:10:13.882Z81.744° E29.072°2025-05-09 13:15:13.882Z21° NNE
10 mins2025-05-09 14:52:13.882Z213.648° SW2025-05-09 14:57:13.882Z275.924° WNW31.204°2025-05-09 15:02:13.882Z336.938° NNW
5 mins2025-05-10 00:20:13.882Z60.995° ENE2025-05-10 00:22:13.882Z80.924° E14.177°2025-05-10 00:25:13.882Z108.158° ESE
11 mins2025-05-10 02:04:13.882Z0.063° NNE2025-05-10 02:09:13.882Z305.542° NW44.74°2025-05-10 02:15:13.882Z187.523° SSW
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