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	90.011°
Eccentricity	0.00412
RA ascending node	12.481 hr
Argument perigee	217.896°
Mean anomaly	196.260°
Orbital period	105.691 min
Epoch of osculation	15 Mar 2026, 07:56

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	1003.4 km
Mean Altitude	1033.9 km
Peak Altitude	1064.4 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