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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

959, 1964-083C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Civil Astronomy

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

77 kg wet, 77 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1964-12-13 (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, 5.9 m

Radar Cross Section

1.914 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5)
1 00959U 64083C   25181.91227833  .00000141  00000-0  16868-3 0  9994
2 00959  89.9991 187.0220 0039840 260.0597 162.5172 13.62353235  2383

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:53:40.847Z)

Latitude

62.79929°

Longitude

-60.61173°

Altitude

1,066.181 km

Speed

7.311 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 28m 05s

True Declination

62° 39' 54"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

58.72239°

Longitude

119.38501°

Altitude

1,058.818 km

Speed

7.317 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 10m 57s

Apparent Declination

26° 28' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:23:47

Azimuth

42.643° NE

Elevation

-9.875°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,053.675 km

Perigee altitude

994.693 km

Semi-major axis

7,402.321 km

Eccentricity

0.00398

Inclination

89.9991°

RAAN

187.022°

Arg. of periapsis

260.0597°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

162.5172°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.40794 °/min

Orbital period

105.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00016868

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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 953

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5), 965

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 966 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1099

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 2798 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5444 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5540 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 28248 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38524 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38525 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38526 (Decayed)

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5) 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.
12 mins	2025-07-01 12:16:37.379Z	11.239° NNE	2025-07-01 12:22:37.379Z	85.911° E	39.934°	2025-07-01 12:28:37.379Z	166.105° S
7 mins	2025-07-01 14:04:37.379Z	321.351° NNW	2025-07-01 14:07:37.379Z	287.017° WNW	20.858°	2025-07-01 14:11:37.379Z	243.81° WSW
11 mins	2025-07-02 00:08:37.379Z	150.254° SSE	2025-07-02 00:13:37.379Z	80.297° E	37.509°	2025-07-02 00:19:37.379Z	9.196° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-02 01:55:37.379Z	235.04° WSW	2025-07-02 01:59:37.379Z	282.478° WNW	23.112°	2025-07-02 02:03:37.379Z	326.229° NNW

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