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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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4)
1 00897U 64063B   25188.96395322  .00000044  00000-0  51470-4 0  9995
2 00897  90.2292  67.4675 0021637  97.8963 273.9941 13.53690109998677

Epoch: 2025-07-07T23:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T23:08:05.558Z)

Latitude

11.59699°

Longitude

154.2318°

Altitude

1,059.83 km

Speed

7.323 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 29m 40s

True Declination

11° 31' 56"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

89.38593°

Longitude

132.48933°

Altitude

1,056.662 km

Speed

7.338 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 39m 10s

Apparent Declination

34° 03' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:42:12

Azimuth

0.653° NNE

Elevation

-16.028°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,071.842 km

Perigee altitude

1,039.673 km

Semi-major axis

7,433.894 km

Eccentricity

0.00216

Inclination

90.2292°

RAAN

67.4675°

Arg. of periapsis

97.8963°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

273.9941°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38625 °/min

Orbital period

106.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00005147

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-08 15:09:47.101Z	130.089° SE	2025-07-08 15:14:47.101Z	78.64° E	24.835°	2025-07-08 15:19:47.101Z	23.305° NE
11 mins	2025-07-08 16:55:47.101Z	204.893° SW	2025-07-08 17:00:47.101Z	271.821° WNW	35.63°	2025-07-08 17:06:47.101Z	344.346° N
11 mins	2025-07-09 04:03:47.101Z	8.198° NNE	2025-07-09 04:08:47.101Z	74.576° E	43.608°	2025-07-09 04:14:47.101Z	175.443° S
6 mins	2025-07-09 05:51:47.101Z	316.076° NNW	2025-07-09 05:54:47.101Z	284.503° WNW	16.473°	2025-07-09 05:57:47.101Z	255.084° W

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