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Transit 5B-2

Transit 5B-2 was launched on December 5, 1963 aboard a Thor Ablestar from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1963-049BNORAD 704United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Transit VBN-2
Common name
Transit 5B-2
International designator
1963-049B
NORAD catalog number
704
GCAT identifier
S00704
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.058

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
December 5, 1963 · 21:51 UTC
Launch record
1963-049Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/P
Perigee
1,064 km
Apogee
1,114 km
Inclination
89.97°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 1, 1964
End of operations
Nov 1, 1964

Size

Mass
75 kg
Dry mass
75 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9361187 (CC0).