OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5), 965
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5), 965 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
NAFI
Mission
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
~54 kg wet, ~54 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
7.565 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5)
1 00965U 64083D 25261.15534925 .00000044 00000-0 48565-4 0 9991
2 00965 90.0680 200.9752 0041469 356.4034 71.0622 13.56976830 6720Epoch: 2025-09-18T03:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T03:43:42.175Z)
Latitude
67.99129°
Longitude
147.5611°
Altitude
1,048.674 km
Speed
7.339 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 23m 13s
True Declination
67° 52' 34"
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
17:49:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,074.517 km
Perigee altitude
1,012.961 km
Semi-major axis
7,421.876 km
Eccentricity
0.00415
Inclination
90.068°
RAAN
200.9752°
Arg. of periapsis
356.4034°
True anomaly
71.51243°
Mean anomaly
71.0622°
Eccentric anomaly
71.28724°
Mean motion
3.39448 °/min
Orbital period
106.05 mins
BSTAR
0.000048565
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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-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. |
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| 11 mins | 2025-09-19 08:18:50.955Z | 5.477° NNE | 2025-09-19 08:23:50.955Z | 74.234° E | 44.622° | 2025-09-19 08:29:50.955Z | 179.553° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-19 10:06:50.955Z | 311.49° NW | 2025-09-19 10:08:50.955Z | 291.473° WNW | 15.289° | 2025-09-19 10:11:50.955Z | 262.106° W |
| 12 mins | 2025-09-19 20:11:50.955Z | 168.653° S | 2025-09-19 20:17:50.955Z | 70.699° E | 44.034° | 2025-09-19 20:23:50.955Z | 1.385° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-09-19 22:01:50.955Z | 257.547° W | 2025-09-19 22:03:50.955Z | 277.894° WNW | 15.079° | 2025-09-19 22:07:50.955Z | 317.308° NNW |
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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