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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

16 hours 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 (61 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, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

0.334 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 00704U 63049B   25128.59905073  .00000078  00000-0  11245-3 0  9990
2 00704  89.9184  73.7433 0035818  25.7120 148.0607 13.47074677 16853

Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:22Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:22:37.983Z)

Latitude

5.93162°

Longitude

171.40937°

Altitude

1,108.127 km

Speed

7.288 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 54m 56s

True Declination

5° 53' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-15.76438°

Longitude

171.43521°

Altitude

1,115.818 km

Speed

7.281 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 38m 31s

Apparent Declination

-55° 47' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:40:35

Azimuth

143.451° SSE

Elevation

-24.536°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,106.809 km

Perigee altitude

1,053.381 km

Semi-major axis

7,458.232 km

Eccentricity

0.0035818

Inclination

89.9184°

RAAN

73.7433°

Arg. of periapsis

25.712°

True anomaly

148.27701°

Mean anomaly

148.0607°

Eccentric anomaly

148.16894°

Mean motion

3.36969 °/min

BSTAR

0.00011245

Orbital period

106.83 mins

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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.
11 mins	2025-05-09 07:56:44.773Z	19.321° NNE	2025-05-09 08:01:44.773Z	77.637° E	34.216°	2025-05-09 08:07:44.773Z	153.93° SSE
9 mins	2025-05-09 09:44:44.773Z	330.554° NNW	2025-05-09 09:48:44.773Z	280.646° WNW	27.016°	2025-05-09 09:53:44.773Z	227.761° WSW
10 mins	2025-05-09 19:56:44.773Z	143.015° SSE	2025-05-09 20:01:44.773Z	72.984° E	34.117°	2025-05-09 20:06:44.773Z	14.487° NNE
10 mins	2025-05-09 21:43:44.773Z	224.7° SW	2025-05-09 21:48:44.773Z	284.851° WNW	25.854°	2025-05-09 21:53:44.773Z	335.615° NNW

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