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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
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Defense Navigation
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
Oct Cyl + Cyl + 1 Rod, 15.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.334 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 00704U 63049B   25199.38667051  .00000030  00000-0  33135-4 0  9997
2 00704  89.9167  73.1687 0034786 175.9300 357.6968 13.47082456 26381
Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:16Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:16:48.332Z)
Latitude
6.31206°
Longitude
177.51928°
Altitude
1,059.427 km
Speed
7.335 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 52m 38s
True Declination
6° 16' 34"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-23.82749°
Longitude
177.55569°
Altitude
1,069.66 km
Speed
7.327 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 17m 07s
Apparent Declination
-34° 30' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:59:45
Azimuth
270.264° WNW
Elevation
-62.299°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,106.01 km
Perigee altitude
1,054.122 km
Semi-major axis
7,458.203 km
Eccentricity
0.00348
Inclination
89.9167°
RAAN
73.1687°
Arg. of periapsis
175.93°
True anomaly
357.68071°
Mean anomaly
357.6968°
Eccentric anomaly
357.68876°
Mean motion
3.3697 °/min
Orbital period
106.83 mins
BSTAR
0.000033135
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