Launch Date
September 28, 1963
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
75-1-1
Launch Vehicle
Thor Ablestar
NORAD ID
00671
International Designator
1963-038C
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:13:12 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
89.97°
Right Ascension
332.96°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
303.23°
Period
107.05 min
Mean Motion
13.45 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
RADIATION SAT (5E-1)
Alternative Name
Transit VE-1
Type
Status
Owner
BUWEPS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 00671U 63038C 26185.17584242 .00000088 00000-0 13285-3 0 9997
2 00671 89.9657 332.9560 0038436 303.2329 56.5138 13.45227380 77337
Source: Celestrak
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Length
0.2
Diameter
0.5
Span
3
Dry Mass
59
Launch Mass
59
Shape
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan
Radar Cross Section
1.5705
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
APL SN-39
Purpose
Experimental
Mission
Experimental
Manufacturer
APL
Life Expectancy
+11 years (achieved)
Bus
Transit 5
Configuration
Transit-Bus
Motor
?
Equipment
?
Power System
4 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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