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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

United States Navy (US)

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

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

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

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

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

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

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
10 mins	2025-07-19 14:51:03.964Z	129.37° SE	2025-07-19 14:56:03.964Z	76.109° E	25.919°	2025-07-19 15:01:03.964Z	22.762° NE
11 mins	2025-07-19 16:37:03.964Z	204.781° SW	2025-07-19 16:42:03.964Z	263.236° W	35.523°	2025-07-19 16:48:03.964Z	342.721° N
11 mins	2025-07-20 03:49:03.964Z	5.187° NNE	2025-07-20 03:54:03.964Z	105.886° ESE	44.694°	2025-07-20 04:00:03.964Z	179.911° S
5 mins	2025-07-20 05:38:03.964Z	307.358° NW	2025-07-20 05:40:03.964Z	287.031° WNW	14.7°	2025-07-20 05:43:03.964Z	258.852° W

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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