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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

705, 1963-049C

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

52 kg wet, 52 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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5E 3
1 00705U 63049C   25346.28089568  .00000106  00000-0  15562-3 0  9999
2 00705  89.9230  71.9075 0035527  74.2602 344.6030 13.47648973 46920

Epoch: 2025-12-12T06:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T06:44:29.386Z)

Latitude

58.84594°

Longitude

-110.313°

Altitude

1,065.41 km

Speed

7.337 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 48m 08s

True Declination

58° 41' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:59:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,104.464 km

Perigee altitude

1,051.485 km

Semi-major axis

7,456.111 km

Eccentricity

0.00355

Inclination

89.923°

RAAN

71.9075°

Arg. of periapsis

74.2602°

True anomaly

344.49445°

Mean anomaly

344.603°

Eccentric anomaly

344.54877°

Mean motion

3.37112 °/min

Orbital period

106.79 mins

BSTAR

0.00015562

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

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

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

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

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

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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.
12 mins	2025-12-12 17:44:21.057Z	13.863° NNE	2025-12-12 17:50:21.057Z	98.906° ESE	38.463°	2025-12-12 17:56:21.057Z	164.135° S
8 mins	2025-12-12 19:32:21.057Z	328.307° NNW	2025-12-12 19:36:21.057Z	283.711° WNW	22.406°	2025-12-12 19:40:21.057Z	240.751° WSW
10 mins	2025-12-13 05:44:21.057Z	151.438° SSE	2025-12-13 05:49:21.057Z	70.652° E	38.489°	2025-12-13 05:54:21.057Z	10.175° NNE
8 mins	2025-12-13 07:32:21.057Z	238.162° WSW	2025-12-13 07:36:21.057Z	284.203° WNW	21.717°	2025-12-13 07:40:21.057Z	326.093° NNW

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TRANSIT 5E 3, 705

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T06:44:29.386Z)

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Orbital elements

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

TRANSIT 5E 3 Visibility forecast

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