Transit VBN-2 - Norad ID: 704
| Spacetrack Directory Name | TRANSIT 5B-2 |
| Alternative name | Transit VBN-2 |
| Follow TRANSIT 5B-2 | TRANSIT 5B-2 Tracker |
| Pass predictions TRANSIT 5B-2 | Pass predictions TRANSIT 5B-2 |
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| Days in orbit | 22970 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| Type | Satellite |
| Perigee | 1059 km |
| Apogee | 1108 km |
| Orbit slope (inclination) | 89.92° |
| Laps per day | 13 |
| Height TRANSIT 5B-2 | 1095.07 km |
TRANSIT 5B-2, 704 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 05 Dec 1963 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite TRANSIT 5B-2 Date of exalting 05.12.1963y. Average height of ISS TRANSIT 5B-2 hundred 1095.07 km. Average velocity TRANSIT 5B-2 is 26302.68 km/h. Inclination TRANSIT 5B-2 satellite 89.92°.