Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22121
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.8
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR ABLESTAR DEB
International designator: 1964-083G
Object number (NORAD): 1099
Object ID (CCSDS): 1099
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.673 minutes
Inclination: 89.8301 deg
SMA: 7404.037 km
Apoapsis: 1053.75 km
Periapsis: 998.055 km
RAAN: 144.4102 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037611
Argument of periapsis: 222.6712 deg
Mean anomaly: 251.2479 deg
Mean motion: 13.62698765 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000155 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018542 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:39 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 01099U 64083G 25187.40223132 .00000155 00000-0 18542-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 01099 89.8301 144.4102 0037611 222.6712 251.2479 13.62698765935310
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Associated space launch
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
THOR ABLESTAR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 13, 1964, 12:08 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 13, 1964, 12:08 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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