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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4)
1 00897U 64063B   25170.28408936  .00000073  00000-0  95019-4 0  9996
2 00897  90.2310  67.0329 0020489 148.0202 325.9784 13.53687909996146

Epoch: 2025-06-19T06:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T06:49:05.32Z)

Latitude

66.21159°

Longitude

-122.47191°

Altitude

1,057.632 km

Speed

7.335 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 30m 13s

True Declination

66° 05' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-77.59836°

Longitude

-124.01177°

Altitude

1,092.438 km

Speed

7.303 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 19m 45s

Apparent Declination

-67° 56' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:03:04

Azimuth

194.314° SSW

Elevation

-60.084°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,070.997 km

Perigee altitude

1,040.534 km

Semi-major axis

7,433.902 km

Eccentricity

0.00205

Inclination

90.231°

RAAN

67.0329°

Arg. of periapsis

148.0202°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

325.9784°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38624 °/min

Orbital period

106.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000095019

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-20 16:06:02.892Z	117.626° SE	2025-06-20 16:10:02.892Z	77.849° E	20.361°	2025-06-20 16:15:02.892Z	27.02° NE
11 mins	2025-06-20 17:51:02.892Z	195.16° SSW	2025-06-20 17:56:02.892Z	272.127° WNW	40.662°	2025-06-20 18:02:02.892Z	348.922° N
11 mins	2025-06-21 04:59:02.892Z	13.965° NNE	2025-06-21 05:04:02.892Z	80.874° E	39.848°	2025-06-21 05:10:02.892Z	166.006° S
7 mins	2025-06-21 06:47:02.892Z	319.64° NNW	2025-06-21 06:50:02.892Z	284.517° WNW	20.697°	2025-06-21 06:54:02.892Z	242.758° WSW

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