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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NAFI
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
OCT CYL + 4 PAN + ANT, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago
TLE from 9 hours ago
0 OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4)
1 00897U 64063B 26275.90922456 .00000075 00000-0 98431-4 0 9993
2 00897 90.2294 78.0378 0018312 221.2242 302.7745 13.53744984 59791Epoch: 2026-10-02T21:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-02T21:49:17.001Z)
Latitude
16.15813°
Longitude
-80.84133°
Altitude
1,053.462 km
Speed
7.33 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 12m 24s
True Declination
16° 04' 12"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:09:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,069.169 km
Perigee altitude
1,041.944 km
Semi-major axis
7,433.693 km
Eccentricity
0.00183
Inclination
90.2294°
RAAN
78.0378°
Arg. of periapsis
221.2242°
True anomaly
302.59785°
Mean anomaly
302.7745°
Eccentric anomaly
302.6862°
Mean motion
3.38638 °/min
Orbital period
106.31 mins
BSTAR
0.000098431
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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1964 (1964-10-06 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 6 mins | 2026-10-03 09:35:57.617Z | 96.109° ESE | 2026-10-03 09:38:57.617Z | 68.247° E | 14.199° | 2026-10-03 09:41:57.617Z | 40.701° NE |
| 11 mins | 2026-10-03 11:18:57.617Z | 176.394° S | 2026-10-03 11:23:57.617Z | 204.665° SW | 87.549° | 2026-10-03 11:29:57.617Z | 357.192° N |
| 4 mins | 2026-10-03 13:09:57.617Z | 273.69° WNW | 2026-10-03 13:10:57.617Z | 283.233° WNW | 13.093° | 2026-10-03 13:13:57.617Z | 310.57° NW |
| 10 mins | 2026-10-03 22:27:57.617Z | 27.159° NE | 2026-10-03 22:31:57.617Z | 77.363° E | 37.027° | 2026-10-03 22:37:57.617Z | 149.984° SSE |
| 10 mins | 2026-10-04 00:13:57.617Z | 337.362° NNW | 2026-10-04 00:17:57.617Z | 290.234° WNW | 33.846° | 2026-10-04 00:23:57.617Z | 221.538° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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