Transit 5E-1, International Designator 1963-038C, is an artificial satellite of the United States Department of Defense and launched on September 28, 1963, aboard a Thor rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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Transit 5E-1

Transit 5E-1
Mission type	Charged particle research Magnetospheric Solar research Geodesy
Operator	US Air Force
COSPAR ID	1963-038C
SATCAT no.	00671
Mission duration	11 years
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	59 kilograms (130 lb)
Dimensions	0.46 m x 0.25 m
Start of mission
Launch date	28 September 1963, 20:22 (1963-09-28UTC20:22Z) UTC
Rocket	Thor DSV-2A Ablestar
Launch site	Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Semi-major axis	7,470.7 kilometers (4,642.1 mi)
Perigee altitude	1,070.9 kilometers (665.4 mi)
Apogee altitude	1,128.5 kilometers (701.2 mi)
Inclination	90.1 degrees
Period	107.1 minutes

Launch

Transit 5E-1 was launched for studying charged particles, magnetic fields and solar spectra, as well as doing geodetic research.^{[citation needed]}

It was launched to a polar orbit, from where it did geomagnetic and geodetic measurements. Electrical power was produced by four solar panels. After August 1969, the satellite did measurements infrequently. The last data were transmitted in November, 1974.

See also

• 1963 in spaceflight

External links

• 1963-038C in Real Time Satellite Tracking

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