Key statistics
Satellite OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) at a glance.
Uptime
21929
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
International designator: 1965-048A
Object number (NORAD): 1420
Object ID (CCSDS): 1420
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.523 minutes
Inclination: 89.887 deg
SMA: 7443.705 km
Apoapsis: 1119.657 km
Periapsis: 1011.483 km
RAAN: 290.4088 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0072661
Argument of periapsis: 350.8589 deg
Mean anomaly: 122.7092 deg
Mean motion: 13.51820526 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000064 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000082681 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 7:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6)
TLE line 1: 1 01420U 65048A 25188.82806568 .00000064 00000-0 82681-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 01420 89.8870 290.4088 0072661 350.8589 122.7092 13.51820526956927
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 4’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 24, 1965, 10:35 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 24, 1965, 10:35 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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