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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

18 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Civil Science

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

Oct Cyl + 4 Pan, 3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.892 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 TRANSIT 5E 3
1 00705U 63049C   25186.21292112  .00000064  00000-0  88711-4 0  9995
2 00705  89.9187  73.2396 0033851 170.1704 302.8979 13.47621203 25369

Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T05:06:36.384Z)

Latitude

67.33486°

Longitude

-107.05988°

Altitude

1,079.103 km

Speed

7.325 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 52m 11s

True Declination

67° 13' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

85.83637°

Longitude

74.23893°

Altitude

1,091.353 km

Speed

7.315 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 09m 31s

Apparent Declination

34° 26' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:44:03

Azimuth

354.557° N

Elevation

-15.418°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,103.317 km

Perigee altitude

1,052.837 km

Semi-major axis

7,456.214 km

Eccentricity

0.00339

Inclination

89.9187°

RAAN

73.2396°

Arg. of periapsis

170.1704°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

302.8979°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.37105 °/min

Orbital period

106.79 mins

BSTAR

0.000088711

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

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 703

TRANSIT 5B-2, 704

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 706

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 715

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 753

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2432

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2620

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 2930 (Decayed)

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

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

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

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 25156

TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB, 42666 (Decayed)

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	2025-07-06 04:18:48.724Z	13.23° NNE	2025-07-06 04:24:48.724Z	93.788° ESE	38.584°	2025-07-06 04:30:48.724Z	163.918° S
8 mins	2025-07-06 06:07:48.724Z	321.419° NNW	2025-07-06 06:10:48.724Z	285.981° WNW	22.147°	2025-07-06 06:15:48.724Z	235.367° WSW
11 mins	2025-07-06 16:18:48.724Z	151.477° SSE	2025-07-06 16:23:48.724Z	72.178° E	38.888°	2025-07-06 16:29:48.724Z	7.774° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-06 18:06:48.724Z	238.097° WSW	2025-07-06 18:10:48.724Z	283.498° WNW	22.339°	2025-07-06 18:14:48.724Z	325.407° NNW

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