OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5), 959
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5), 959 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 13 Dec 1964 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Civil Astronomy |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 77 kg wet, 77 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.6 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5)
1 00959U 64083C 24251.55936241 .00000691 00000-0 87637-3 0 9993
2 00959 90.0014 186.9299 0044211 56.5436 117.0941 13.62149725962026Epoch: 2024-09-07T13:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T13:25:28.912Z)
| Latitude | 5.83185° |
| Longitude | 178.44377° |
| Altitude | 1,045.324 km |
| Speed | 7.322 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 00h 27m 43s |
| True Declination | 5° 47' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -68.26203° |
| Longitude | 178.4402° |
| Altitude | 1,085.596 km |
| Speed | 7.293 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 06m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | -58° 37' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:31:51 |
| Azimuth | 151.243° SSE |
| Elevation | -66.93° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,057.651 km |
| Perigee | 992.192 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,403.059 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0044211 |
| Inclination | 90.0014° |
| RAAN | 186.9299° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 56.5436° |
| True anomaly | 117.54399° |
| Mean anomaly | 117.0941° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 117.31916° |
| Mean motion | 3.40743 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00087637 |
| Period | 105.65 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)
OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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