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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

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 (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

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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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

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.
12 mins	2025-05-13 08:22:38.835Z	2.47° NNE	2025-05-13 08:28:38.835Z	161.847° S	44.95°	2025-05-13 08:34:38.835Z	183.395° SSW
4 mins	2025-05-13 10:12:38.835Z	305.506° NW	2025-05-13 10:14:38.835Z	286.114° WNW	14.013°	2025-05-13 10:16:38.835Z	267.625° W
4 mins	2025-05-13 18:39:38.835Z	86.145° E	2025-05-13 18:41:38.835Z	67.073° ENE	13.117°	2025-05-13 18:43:38.835Z	48.393° ENE
12 mins	2025-05-13 20:21:38.835Z	175.42° S	2025-05-13 20:26:38.835Z	170.21° S	44.5°	2025-05-13 20:33:38.835Z	358.337° N
4 mins	2025-05-13 22:13:38.835Z	275.035° WNW	2025-05-13 22:14:38.835Z	284.741° WNW	13.106°	2025-05-13 22:17:38.835Z	312.17° NW
11 mins	2025-05-14 07:33:38.835Z	23.618° NE	2025-05-14 07:38:38.835Z	90.251° ESE	33.085°	2025-05-14 07:44:38.835Z	153.901° SSE

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