TRANSIT 5E 3, 705
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TRANSIT 5E 3, 705 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
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
52 kg wet, 52 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.892 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5E 3
1 00705U 63049C 25261.27974602 .00000085 00000-0 12291-3 0 9998
2 00705 89.9138 72.5934 0032511 320.0875 160.0872 13.47630955 35475Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:42:50.056Z)
Latitude
59.78843°
Longitude
154.29394°
Altitude
1,114.041 km
Speed
7.29 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 49m 47s
True Declination
59° 38' 45"
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
20:10:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,102.282 km
Perigee altitude
1,053.8 km
Semi-major axis
7,456.178 km
Eccentricity
0.00325
Inclination
89.9138°
RAAN
72.5934°
Arg. of periapsis
320.0875°
True anomaly
160.2136°
Mean anomaly
160.0872°
Eccentric anomaly
160.15045°
Mean motion
3.37108 °/min
Orbital period
106.79 mins
BSTAR
0.00012291
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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 5E 3 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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| 10 mins | 2025-09-19 10:45:06.741Z | 129.735° SE | 2025-09-19 10:50:06.741Z | 76.346° E | 25.62° | 2025-09-19 10:55:06.741Z | 22.719° NE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-19 12:32:06.741Z | 209.635° SW | 2025-09-19 12:36:06.741Z | 263.816° W | 35.256° | 2025-09-19 12:42:06.741Z | 342.888° N |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-19 23:42:06.741Z | 4.494° NNE | 2025-09-19 23:48:06.741Z | 126.106° SE | 44.606° | 2025-09-19 23:54:06.741Z | 179.99° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-20 01:31:06.741Z | 314.357° NW | 2025-09-20 01:34:06.741Z | 284.93° WNW | 15.391° | 2025-09-20 01:37:06.741Z | 257.554° W |
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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