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: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 TRANSIT 5E 3
1 00705U 63049C 25242.04897000 .00000078 00000-0 11177-3 0 9992
2 00705 89.9133 72.7615 0034323 16.1089 101.9518 13.47628110 32884Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T01:10:31.007Z)
Latitude
61.64222°
Longitude
-103.51636°
Altitude
1,097.016 km
Speed
7.307 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 50m 24s
True Declination
61° 30' 17"
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
18:03:43
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,103.643 km
Perigee altitude
1,052.459 km
Semi-major axis
7,456.188 km
Eccentricity
0.00343
Inclination
89.9133°
RAAN
72.7615°
Arg. of periapsis
16.1089°
True anomaly
102.33624°
Mean anomaly
101.9518°
Eccentric anomaly
102.14406°
Mean motion
3.37107 °/min
Orbital period
106.79 mins
BSTAR
0.00011177
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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1963 (1963-12-05 UTC)
TRANSIT 5E 3 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 | 2025-08-31 12:20:05.856Z | 145.625° SSE | 2025-08-31 12:26:05.856Z | 75.547° E | 32.906° | 2025-08-31 12:31:05.856Z | 16.079° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-08-31 14:08:05.856Z | 222.507° SW | 2025-08-31 14:13:05.856Z | 284.424° WNW | 27.145° | 2025-08-31 14:18:05.856Z | 336.358° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-08-31 23:33:05.856Z | 44.755° NE | 2025-08-31 23:36:05.856Z | 74.409° E | 17.253° | 2025-08-31 23:40:05.856Z | 113.888° SE |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-01 01:18:05.856Z | 356.397° N | 2025-09-01 01:24:05.856Z | 248.951° W | 43.155° | 2025-09-01 01:30:05.856Z | 193.32° SSW |
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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