TRANSIT 5E 3

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TRANSIT 5E 3 at a glance.

Uptime

22613

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 TRANSIT 5E 3.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TRANSIT 5E 3

International designator: 1963-049C

Object number (NORAD): 705

Object ID (CCSDS): 705

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 106.853 minutes

Inclination: 89.9203 deg

SMA: 7459.091 km

Apoapsis: 1106.087 km

Periapsis: 1055.824 km

RAAN: 72.2239 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00336927

Argument of periapsis: 186.7108 deg

Mean anomaly: 185.0929 deg

Mean motion: 13.47640133 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000103 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00015268265 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 1, 2025, 7:40 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 1, 2025, 3:47 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TRANSIT 5E 3

TLE line 1: 1 00705U 63049C 25305.65775748 .00000103 00000-0 15268-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 00705 89.9203 72.2239 0033693 186.7108 185.0929 13.47640133 41455

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TRANSIT 5E 3.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TRANSIT 5E 3.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2025-01-29 02:10:14	0.0001694436	831.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.

TRANSIT 5E 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 5, 1963, 9:51 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.

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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 5, 1963, 9:51 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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