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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

965, 1964-083D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours 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)

1964-12-13 (60 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 15 hours ago

0 OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5)
1 00965U 64083D   25128.73340006  .00000082  00000-0  10207-3 0  9995
2 00965  90.0617 200.1239 0042068  23.5814  97.7647 13.56963504988754

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:36:05.765Z)

Latitude

58.26853°

Longitude

-110.60051°

Altitude

1,061.011 km

Speed

7.325 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 20m 53s

True Declination

58° 07' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-15.0539°

Longitude

-110.71248°

Altitude

1,083.889 km

Speed

7.294 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 30m 46s

Apparent Declination

-28° 02' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:16:20

Azimuth

69.499° E

Elevation

-65.242°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,075.01 km

Perigee altitude

1,012.565 km

Semi-major axis

7,421.925 km

Eccentricity

0.0042068

Inclination

90.0617°

RAAN

200.1239°

Arg. of periapsis

23.5814°

True anomaly

98.242°

Mean anomaly

97.7647°

Eccentric anomaly

98.00338°

Mean motion

3.39444 °/min

BSTAR

0.00010207

Orbital period

106.06 mins

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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 5E-5), 959

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 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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 16:36:13.449Z	13.016° NNE	2025-05-09 16:42:13.449Z	100.047° ESE	39.354°	2025-05-09 16:48:13.449Z	166.016° S
8 mins	2025-05-09 18:24:13.449Z	321.85° NNW	2025-05-09 18:27:13.449Z	287.305° WNW	21.598°	2025-05-09 18:32:13.449Z	236.961° WSW
10 mins	2025-05-10 04:31:13.449Z	150.431° SSE	2025-05-10 04:36:13.449Z	70.345° E	37.623°	2025-05-10 04:41:13.449Z	10.334° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-10 06:18:13.449Z	234.91° WSW	2025-05-10 06:22:13.449Z	280.95° WNW	21.787°	2025-05-10 06:26:13.449Z	325.081° NNW

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