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OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Oct 1964 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

897, 1964-063B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NAFI

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1964-10-06 (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 + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

7.565 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4)
1   897U 64063B   25182.18432698  .00000066  00000-0  84932-4 0  9994
2   897  90.2299  67.3102 0021388 115.7850 356.7837 13.53689602998216

Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:25:25.851Z)

Latitude

67.52062°

Longitude

-97.97819°

Altitude

1,054.601 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 31m 27s

True Declination

67° 24' 13"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-86.85563°

Longitude

-102.68538°

Altitude

1,101.643 km

Speed

7.294 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 10m 52s

Apparent Declination

-65° 18' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:15:42

Azimuth

178.822° S

Elevation

-64.599°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,071.659 km

Perigee altitude

1,039.859 km

Semi-major axis

7,433.896 km

Eccentricity

0.00214

Inclination

90.2299°

RAAN

67.3102°

Arg. of periapsis

115.785°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

356.7837°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38625 °/min

Orbital period

106.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000084932

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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1964 (1964-10-06 UTC)

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OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4) 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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 18:12:05.168Z	242.033° WSW	2025-07-01 18:16:05.168Z	283.549° WNW	18.349°	2025-07-01 18:20:05.168Z	323.023° NNW
9 mins	2025-07-02 03:33:05.168Z	35.922° NE	2025-07-02 03:37:05.168Z	81.94° E	23.214°	2025-07-02 03:42:05.168Z	134.615° SE
10 mins	2025-07-02 05:19:05.168Z	344.842° N	2025-07-02 05:23:05.168Z	290.131° WNW	36.785°	2025-07-02 05:29:05.168Z	208.456° SW
8 mins	2025-07-02 15:30:05.168Z	115.129° SE	2025-07-02 15:33:05.168Z	80.243° E	23.228°	2025-07-02 15:38:05.168Z	25.401° NE
11 mins	2025-07-02 17:14:05.168Z	201.253° SSW	2025-07-02 17:19:05.168Z	267.931° W	37.38°	2025-07-02 17:25:05.168Z	345.424° N

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