Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22565
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: 89.9965 deg
SMA: 7383.36 km
Apoapsis: 1024.793 km
Periapsis: 985.657 km
RAAN: 336.2994 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0026503
Argument of periapsis: 25.2882 deg
Mean anomaly: 356.5437 deg
Mean motion: 13.68427215 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000061 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000060062 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 4:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00672U 63038D 25189.67169694 .00000061 00000-0 60062-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00672 89.9965 336.2994 0026503 25.2882 356.5437 13.68427215 54867
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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