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). 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
APL
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
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, 3.0 m
Radar Cross Section
1.914 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5)
1 00959U 64083C 25242.87081310 .00000271 00000-0 33464-3 0 9990
2 00959 90.0062 187.0491 0044322 80.5288 333.5982 13.62373876 10682Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:53:58.251Z)
Latitude
53.99523°
Longitude
-105.751°
Altitude
1,006.658 km
Speed
7.368 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 28m 09s
True Declination
53° 50' 13"
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
20:16:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,056.917 km
Perigee altitude
991.301 km
Semi-major axis
7,402.246 km
Eccentricity
0.00443
Inclination
90.0062°
RAAN
187.0491°
Arg. of periapsis
80.5288°
True anomaly
333.37123°
Mean anomaly
333.5982°
Eccentric anomaly
333.48483°
Mean motion
3.40799 °/min
Orbital period
105.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00033464
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)
OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 11 mins | 2025-08-31 07:48:08.533Z | 22.268° NNE | 2025-08-31 07:53:08.533Z | 75.984° E | 28.138° | 2025-08-31 07:59:08.533Z | 146.36° SSE |
| 9 mins | 2025-08-31 09:35:08.533Z | 336.185° NNW | 2025-08-31 09:39:08.533Z | 279.809° WNW | 30.857° | 2025-08-31 09:44:08.533Z | 219.693° SW |
| 9 mins | 2025-08-31 19:41:08.533Z | 127.116° SE | 2025-08-31 19:45:08.533Z | 79.092° E | 25.784° | 2025-08-31 19:50:08.533Z | 21.841° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-08-31 21:26:08.533Z | 211.179° SW | 2025-08-31 21:30:08.533Z | 263.861° W | 33.065° | 2025-08-31 21:36:08.533Z | 342.124° N |
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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