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TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Dec 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

704, 1963-049B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

75 kg wet, 75 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-12-05 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 00704U 63049B   26147.54016861  .00000070  00000-0  10016-3 0  9992
2 00704  89.9249  70.5919 0035136   2.1294 171.8252 13.47124136 68542

Epoch: 2026-05-27T12:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-27T12:57:50.567Z)

Latitude

5.90895°

Longitude

171.02568°

Altitude

1,111.192 km

Speed

7.285 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 42m 20s

True Declination

5° 52' 32"

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

07:28:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,106.117 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.708 km

Semi-major axis

7,458.049 km

Eccentricity

0.00351

Inclination

89.9249°

RAAN

70.5919°

Arg. of periapsis

2.1294°

True anomaly

171.8822°

Mean anomaly

171.8252°

Eccentric anomaly

171.85373°

Mean motion

3.36981 °/min

Orbital period

106.83 mins

BSTAR

0.00010016

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 4586 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6182 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

TRANSIT 5BN2-5E3 DEB *, 6283 (Decayed)

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TRANSIT 5B-2 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	2026-05-28 06:31:16.652Z	16.408° NNE	2026-05-28 06:37:16.652Z	86.561° E	35.034°	2026-05-28 06:43:16.652Z	156.256° SSE
10 mins	2026-05-28 08:19:16.652Z	334.256° NNW	2026-05-28 08:23:16.652Z	290.219° WNW	26.503°	2026-05-28 08:29:16.652Z	226.57° WSW
10 mins	2026-05-28 18:32:16.652Z	141.299° SSE	2026-05-28 18:36:16.652Z	85.348° E	34.767°	2026-05-28 18:42:16.652Z	12.262° NNE
9 mins	2026-05-28 20:19:16.652Z	228.895° WSW	2026-05-28 20:23:16.652Z	276.79° WNW	25.631°	2026-05-28 20:28:16.652Z	332.257° NNW

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TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-27T12:57:50.567Z)

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TRANSIT 5B-2 Visibility forecast

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