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Transit 5B-1

Transit 5B-1 was launched on September 28, 1963 aboard a Thor Ablestar from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1963-038BNORAD 670United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Transit VBN-1
Common name
Transit 5B-1
International designator
1963-038B
NORAD catalog number
670
GCAT identifier
S00670
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.052

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
Transit 5
Owner
USN BuWeps
Country
United States
Builder
JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Platform (bus)
Transit 5

Launch

Date
September 28, 1963 · 20:22 UTC
Launch record
1963-038Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/P
Perigee
1,071 km
Apogee
1,131 km
Inclination
89.90°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 22, 1963
End of operations
Dec 22, 1963

Size

Mass
69 kg
Dry mass
69 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.70 m
Span
31.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9361185 (CC0).