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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0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 00704U 63049B 25181.76012969 .00000063 00000-0 88561-4 0 9991
2 00704 89.9187 73.3150 0033209 227.8863 196.6258 13.47080976 24016
Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:14:35.205Z)
Latitude
64.48583°
Longitude
-119.22753°
Altitude
1,117.974 km
Speed
7.288 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 53m 56s
True Declination
64° 21' 30"
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Latitude
-6.38287°
Longitude
60.60397°
Altitude
1,067.676 km
Speed
7.327 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
17h 12m 15s
Apparent Declination
-21° 48' 05"
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Local Sidereal Time
05:41:00
Azimuth
20.772° NNE
Elevation
-70.881°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)
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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4 mins | 2025-07-01 19:03:19.078Z | 266.475° W | 2025-07-01 19:05:19.078Z | 284.491° WNW | 12.383° | 2025-07-01 19:07:19.078Z | 302.665° NW |
11 mins | 2025-07-02 04:24:19.078Z | 20.113° NNE | 2025-07-02 04:29:19.078Z | 84.274° E | 34.719° | 2025-07-02 04:35:19.078Z | 155.976° SSE |
10 mins | 2025-07-02 06:11:19.078Z | 335.04° NNW | 2025-07-02 06:16:19.078Z | 276.155° WNW | 26.14° | 2025-07-02 06:21:19.078Z | 226.784° WSW |
11 mins | 2025-07-02 16:23:19.078Z | 145.766° SSE | 2025-07-02 16:28:19.078Z | 85.413° E | 35.188° | 2025-07-02 16:34:19.078Z | 12.562° NNE |
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