Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22627
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
90.0
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: 1963-038D
Object number (NORAD): 672
Object ID (CCSDS): 672
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.23 minutes
Inclination: 89.9976 deg
SMA: 7383.338 km
Apoapsis: 1026.139 km
Periapsis: 984.267 km
RAAN: 336.2776 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00283558
Argument of periapsis: 188.0874 deg
Mean anomaly: 187.4754 deg
Mean motion: 13.68433179 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000243 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00027144238 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 12:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00672U 63038D 25251.53070641 .00000243 00000-0 27144-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00672 89.9976 336.2776 0028356 188.0874 187.4754 13.68433179 63324
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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-1’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 28, 1963, 8:22 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 5BN-1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 28, 1963, 8:22 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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