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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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TRANSIT 5B-2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 6 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 75 kg wet, 75 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 6 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5B-2
1 704U 63049B 25014.18360361 .00000097 00000-0 14321-3 0 9993
2 704 89.9147 74.7443 0034387 354.8825 58.6855 13.47051575 1994Epoch: 2025-01-14T04:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T04:24:23.351Z)
| Latitude | 53.99948° |
| Longitude | -105.13015° |
| Altitude | 1,078.802 km |
| Speed | 7.324 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 59m 26s |
| True Declination | 53° 50' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -35.7771° |
| Longitude | 74.81201° |
| Altitude | 1,115.925 km |
| Speed | 7.284 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 38m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -47° 49' 39" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:09:35 |
| Azimuth | 119.93° SE |
| Elevation | -51.929° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,105.827 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,054.533 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,458.317 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0034387 |
| Inclination | 89.9147° |
| RAAN | 74.7443° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 354.8825° |
| True anomaly | 59.0229° |
| Mean anomaly | 58.6855° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 58.85412° |
| Mean motion | 3.36963 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00014321 |
| Orbital period | 106.84 mins |
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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. |
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| 11 mins | 2025-01-14 15:26:28.666Z | 21.831° NNE | 2025-01-14 15:31:28.666Z | 79.282° E | 31.992° | 2025-01-14 15:37:28.666Z | 150.174° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-14 17:13:28.666Z | 338.908° N | 2025-01-14 17:18:28.666Z | 279.844° WNW | 29.502° | 2025-01-14 17:23:28.666Z | 224.246° SW |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-15 03:26:28.666Z | 138.239° SSE | 2025-01-15 03:31:28.666Z | 71.519° E | 31.703° | 2025-01-15 03:36:28.666Z | 16.255° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-15 05:13:28.666Z | 221.875° SW | 2025-01-15 05:17:28.666Z | 270.092° WNW | 28.489° | 2025-01-15 05:23:28.666Z | 338.039° N |
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