Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22599
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.9
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: 1963-049H
Object number (NORAD): 2620
Object ID (CCSDS): 2620
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.913 minutes
Inclination: 89.9138 deg
SMA: 7415.247 km
Apoapsis: 1049.698 km
Periapsis: 1024.526 km
RAAN: 74.5769 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00169733
Argument of periapsis: 86.9038 deg
Mean anomaly: 67.1994 deg
Mean motion: 13.59609902 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000373 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00048894431 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 8:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 02620U 63049H 25291.85249903 .00000373 00000-0 48894-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 02620 89.9138 74.5769 0016973 86.9038 67.1994 13.59609902 57594
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Associated space launch
Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.
THOR ABLESTAR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 5, 1963, 9:51 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 5, 1963, 9:51 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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