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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
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
52 kg wet, 52 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1963-12-05 (61 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR ABLESTAR
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan, 3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.892 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 TRANSIT 5E 3
1 00705U 63049C   25132.89195144  .00000074  00000-0  10554-3 0  9997
2 00705  89.9193  73.6688 0032839 330.3120  93.6811 13.47613405 18188
Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:24Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:24:24.604Z)
Latitude
64.45109°
Longitude
-118.16428°
Altitude
1,093.902 km
Speed
7.31 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 55m 20s
True Declination
64° 19' 23"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-0.84401°
Longitude
-118.33692°
Altitude
1,062.922 km
Speed
7.331 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 37m 31s
Apparent Declination
-18° 47' 17"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:11:28
Azimuth
343.238° N
Elevation
-68.139°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,102.591 km
Perigee altitude
1,053.62 km
Semi-major axis
7,456.243 km
Eccentricity
0.0032839
Inclination
89.9193°
RAAN
73.6688°
Arg. of periapsis
330.312°
True anomaly
94.05653°
Mean anomaly
93.6811°
Eccentric anomaly
93.86882°
Mean motion
3.37103 °/min
BSTAR
0.00010554
Orbital period
106.79 mins
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TRANSIT 5E 3 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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12 mins2025-05-13 08:22:38.835Z2.47° NNE2025-05-13 08:28:38.835Z161.847° S44.95°2025-05-13 08:34:38.835Z183.395° SSW
4 mins2025-05-13 10:12:38.835Z305.506° NW2025-05-13 10:14:38.835Z286.114° WNW14.013°2025-05-13 10:16:38.835Z267.625° W
4 mins2025-05-13 18:39:38.835Z86.145° E2025-05-13 18:41:38.835Z67.073° ENE13.117°2025-05-13 18:43:38.835Z48.393° ENE
12 mins2025-05-13 20:21:38.835Z175.42° S2025-05-13 20:26:38.835Z170.21° S44.5°2025-05-13 20:33:38.835Z358.337° N
4 mins2025-05-13 22:13:38.835Z275.035° WNW2025-05-13 22:14:38.835Z284.741° WNW13.106°2025-05-13 22:17:38.835Z312.17° NW
11 mins2025-05-14 07:33:38.835Z23.618° NE2025-05-14 07:38:38.835Z90.251° ESE33.085°2025-05-14 07:44:38.835Z153.901° SSE
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