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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

14 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 14 hours ago

0 OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4)
1 00897U 64063B   25128.73266365  .00000056  00000-0  70837-4 0  9999
2 00897  90.2305  66.0582 0017546 275.2401 148.4317 13.53683119990529

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:35:02.139Z)

Latitude

63.85984°

Longitude

-64.96692°

Altitude

1,080.947 km

Speed

7.312 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 22m 21s

True Declination

63° 43' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

30.2957°

Longitude

-64.61996°

Altitude

1,068.453 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 07m 17s

Apparent Declination

-1° 41' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:45:38

Azimuth

351.301° N

Elevation

-51.458°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,068.826 km

Perigee altitude

1,042.739 km

Semi-major axis

7,433.92 km

Eccentricity

0.0017546

Inclination

90.2305°

RAAN

66.0582°

Arg. of periapsis

275.2401°

True anomaly

148.53676°

Mean anomaly

148.4317°

Eccentric anomaly

148.48425°

Mean motion

3.38623 °/min

BSTAR

0.000070837

Orbital period

106.31 mins

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

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 893

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.
13 mins	2025-05-09 08:02:37.189Z	4.422° NNE	2025-05-09 08:09:37.189Z	139.457° SSE	44.255°	2025-05-09 08:15:37.189Z	180.104° SSW
5 mins	2025-05-09 09:52:37.189Z	308.966° NW	2025-05-09 09:54:37.189Z	288.583° WNW	15.21°	2025-05-09 09:57:37.189Z	259.866° W
11 mins	2025-05-09 19:59:37.189Z	169.487° S	2025-05-09 20:04:37.189Z	82.387° E	44.517°	2025-05-09 20:10:37.189Z	0.357° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-09 21:49:37.189Z	264.056° W	2025-05-09 21:51:37.189Z	284.428° WNW	15.02°	2025-05-09 21:54:37.189Z	313.212° NW
9 mins	2025-05-10 07:08:37.189Z	31.293° NE	2025-05-10 07:12:37.189Z	80.213° E	27.978°	2025-05-10 07:17:37.189Z	140.248° SSE

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