Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR R/B at a glance.
Uptime
23916
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: THOR ABLESTAR R/B
International designator: 1960-007C
Object number (NORAD): 47
Object ID (CCSDS): 47
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.651 minutes
Inclination: 66.6629 deg
SMA: 7120.033 km
Apoapsis: 903.179 km
Periapsis: 580.617 km
RAAN: 185.2041 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02265178
Argument of periapsis: 274.0339 deg
Mean anomaly: 83.4904 deg
Mean motion: 14.45039631 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000752 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018080089 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
TLE line 1: 1 00047U 60007C 25347.64033218 .00000752 00000-0 18080-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00047 66.6629 185.2041 0226518 274.0339 83.4904 14.45039631423992
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THOR ABLESTAR R/B.
Associated space launch
The Transit system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic surveying.
THOR ABLESTAR R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 2A’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 22, 1960, 5:54 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 2A
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 22, 1960, 5:54 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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