Key statistics
Satellite TRANSIT 5E 3 at a glance.
Uptime
22560
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.9
Latest
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: 106.854 minutes
Inclination: 89.9133 deg
SMA: 7459.129 km
Apoapsis: 1105.89 km
Periapsis: 1056.098 km
RAAN: 72.6783 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00333765
Argument of periapsis: 348.8642 deg
Mean anomaly: 72.3535 deg
Mean motion: 13.47629845 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000072 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010239002 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 12:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TRANSIT 5E 3
TLE line 1: 1 00705U 63049C 25251.54104833 .00000072 00000-0 10239-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00705 89.9133 72.6783 0033377 348.8642 72.3535 13.47629845 34166
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TRANSIT 5E 3.
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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