Launch · COSPAR 1963-049 · 05 Dec 1963

TRANSIT 5B-2

Name: Launch 1963-049 — TRANSIT 5B-2
Start: 1963-12-05
Location: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Payloads

Catalogued objects

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

Decayed

36% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 14

Payload Payload · 2

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
TRANSIT 5B-2	704	1963-049B	Unknown	LEO	1,056 / 1,110 km	89.92°	on orbit	—
TRANSIT 5E-3	705	1963-049C	Unknown	LEO	1,055 / 1,106 km	89.92°	on orbit	—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
THOR ABLESTAR R/B	703	1963-049A	Inactive	LEO	1,060 / 1,085 km	89.92°	on orbit	—

Debris Debris · 11

Name	NORAD	COSPAR	Status	Orbit	Perigee / apogee	Incl.	Decayed	Operator
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	706	1963-049D	Inactive	LEO	1,028 / 1,068 km	89.91°	on orbit	—
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	715	1963-049E	Inactive	LEO	959 / 999 km	89.90°	on orbit	—
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	753	1963-049F	Inactive	LEO	1,035 / 1,073 km	89.91°	on orbit	—
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	2432	1963-049G	Inactive	LEO	1,053 / 1,104 km	89.92°	on orbit	—
THOR ABLESTAR DEB	2620	1963-049H	Inactive	LEO	1,026 / 1,047 km	89.91°	on orbit	—
TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB	2930	1963-049J	Decayed	LEO	215 / 284 km	89.78°	21 Oct 1979	—
TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB	4586	1963-049K	Decayed	LEO	512 / 544 km	89.69°	09 Jun 1979	—
TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB	6182	1963-049L	Decayed	LEO	663 / 793 km	89.76°	09 Aug 1980	—
TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB	6283	1963-049M	Decayed	LEO	651 / 800 km	89.74°	20 Jun 1979	—
TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB	25156	1963-049N	Inactive	LEO	1,013 / 1,077 km	89.92°	on orbit	—
TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB	42666	1963-049P	Decayed	LEO	442 / 479 km	89.84°	18 Mar 2025	—

Record

Timeline

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1963-049; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.