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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
75 kg wet, 75 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
OCT CYL + CYL + ANT, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 704U 63049B 26304.11362463 .00000056 00000-0 76600-4 0 9998
2 704 89.9248 69.3472 0033066 268.1563 265.6851 13.47138550 89628Epoch: 2026-10-31T02:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-31T02:43:37.168Z)
Latitude
6.46005°
Longitude
169.00986°
Altitude
1,087.087 km
Speed
7.308 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 37m 21s
True Declination
6° 25' 24"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:13:06
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,104.52 km
Perigee altitude
1,055.198 km
Semi-major axis
7,457.996 km
Eccentricity
0.00331
Inclination
89.9248°
RAAN
69.3472°
Arg. of periapsis
268.1563°
True anomaly
265.30739°
Mean anomaly
265.6851°
Eccentric anomaly
265.49623°
Mean motion
3.36985 °/min
Orbital period
106.83 mins
BSTAR
0.0000766
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 12 mins | 2026-10-31 20:17:36.252Z | 14.922° NNE | 2026-10-31 20:23:36.252Z | 97.129° ESE | 50.966° | 2026-10-31 20:29:36.252Z | 162.408° S |
| 9 mins | 2026-10-31 22:05:36.252Z | 329.235° NNW | 2026-10-31 22:09:36.252Z | 284.567° WNW | 26.184° | 2026-10-31 22:14:36.252Z | 233.84° WSW |
| 11 mins | 2026-11-01 08:17:36.252Z | 148.846° SSE | 2026-11-01 08:22:36.252Z | 69.053° E | 51.093° | 2026-11-01 08:28:36.252Z | 8.348° NNE |
| 9 mins | 2026-11-01 10:05:36.252Z | 237.702° WSW | 2026-11-01 10:09:36.252Z | 284.957° WNW | 25.603° | 2026-11-01 10:14:36.252Z | 332.987° NNW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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