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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

11 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 (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, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

7.565 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5)
1 00965U 64083D   25199.52072635  .00000034  00000-0  34247-4 0  9998
2 00965  90.0584 200.5683 0041711 170.8591 305.3496 13.56970588998353

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:29:50.756Z)

Latitude

64.26604°

Longitude

-103.34365°

Altitude

1,040.05 km

Speed

7.347 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 22m 45s

True Declination

64° 08' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

82.93562°

Longitude

-102.99274°

Altitude

1,050.965 km

Speed

7.338 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 03m 43s

Apparent Declination

29° 42' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:48:58

Azimuth

356.586° N

Elevation

-20.291°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,074.719 km

Perigee altitude

1,012.804 km

Semi-major axis

7,421.899 km

Eccentricity

0.00417

Inclination

90.0584°

RAAN

200.5683°

Arg. of periapsis

170.8591°

True anomaly

304.95857°

Mean anomaly

305.3496°

Eccentric anomaly

305.1542°

Mean motion

3.39446 °/min

Orbital period

106.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000034247

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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	2025-07-19 00:24:26.137Z	173.472° S	2025-07-19 00:30:26.137Z	142.596° SSE	44.675°	2025-07-19 00:36:26.137Z	359.091° N
5 mins	2025-07-19 02:15:26.137Z	264.12° W	2025-07-19 02:17:26.137Z	283.602° WNW	13.869°	2025-07-19 02:20:26.137Z	311.845° NW
9 mins	2025-07-19 11:33:26.137Z	32.414° NE	2025-07-19 11:37:26.137Z	87.604° E	28.648°	2025-07-19 11:42:26.137Z	144.852° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-19 13:18:26.137Z	340.604° N	2025-07-19 13:23:26.137Z	275.496° WNW	30.547°	2025-07-19 13:28:26.137Z	219.233° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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