TRANSIT 5B-1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TRANSIT 5B-1 at a glance.

Uptime

22682

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

90.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for TRANSIT 5B-1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TRANSIT 5B-1

International designator: 1963-038B

Object number (NORAD): 670

Object ID (CCSDS): 670

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 107.092 minutes

Inclination: 89.9706 deg

SMA: 7470.175 km

Apoapsis: 1122.164 km

Periapsis: 1061.916 km

RAAN: 333.6367 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0040326

Argument of periapsis: 325.7584 deg

Mean anomaly: 34.0964 deg

Mean motion: 13.44641831 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000107 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00016734 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 3:46 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 11:47 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TRANSIT 5B-1

TLE line 1: 1 670U 63038B 25306.49128465 .00000107 00000-0 16734-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 670 89.9706 333.6367 0040326 325.7584 34.0964 13.44641831 43721

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Real-time ground track for satellite TRANSIT 5B-1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TRANSIT 5B-1.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
COSMOS 970 DEB	LEO	2024-08-22 20:51:59	0.0001138384	904.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.

TRANSIT 5B-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 5BN-1’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 28, 1963, 8:22 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.

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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 5BN-1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 28, 1963, 8:22 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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