Launch Details

Launched	12 December 1964
Flight ended	–
Status	Unknown
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	959
COSPAR ID	1964-083C
Alternative names	TRANSIT 5E-5
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	90.003°
Eccentricity	0.00432
RA ascending node	12.476 hr
Argument perigee	133.425°
Mean anomaly	40.197°
Orbital period	105.694 min
Epoch of osculation	12 Dec 2025, 07:18

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1002.0 km
Mean Altitude	1034.0 km
Peak Altitude	1066.1 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR R/B THOR ABLESTAR DEB OPS 6582 THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB