THOR ABLESTAR DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

22682

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: 105.228 minutes

Inclination: 89.9914 deg

SMA: 7383.244 km

Apoapsis: 1025.224 km

Periapsis: 984.994 km

RAAN: 336.2435 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00272439

Argument of periapsis: 37.786 deg

Mean anomaly: 135.4793 deg

Mean motion: 13.68459501 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000315 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0003555721 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 1, 2025, 7:37 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00672U 63038D 25305.81777135 .00000315 00000-0 35557-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 00672 89.9914 336.2435 0027244 37.7860 135.4793 13.68459501 70745

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-06-11 20:44:13 0.0007315297 57.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B LEO 2024-11-21 06:03:41 0.0001029757 157.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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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Launch to space Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 5BN-1
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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