Key statistics
Satellite TRANSIT 5E 3 at a glance.
Uptime
22495
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: 106.855 minutes
Inclination: 89.9185 deg
SMA: 7459.16 km
Apoapsis: 1106.387 km
Periapsis: 1055.663 km
RAAN: 73.2281 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0034001
Argument of periapsis: 166.1595 deg
Mean anomaly: 257.314 deg
Mean motion: 13.47621313 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000061 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000083638 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TRANSIT 5E 3
TLE line 1: 1 00705U 63049C 25187.61342116 .00000061 00000-0 83638-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00705 89.9185 73.2281 0034001 166.1595 257.3140 13.47621313 25558
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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