Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22600
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: 1963-049D
Object number (NORAD): 706
Object ID (CCSDS): 706
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.157 minutes
Inclination: 89.913 deg
SMA: 7426.662 km
Apoapsis: 1069.214 km
Periapsis: 1027.84 km
RAAN: 75.1356 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00278546
Argument of periapsis: 46.1096 deg
Mean anomaly: 334.7624 deg
Mean motion: 13.56476522 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000373 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00051430456 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 4:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00706U 63049D 25292.66896132 .00000373 00000-0 51430-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00706 89.9130 75.1356 0027855 46.1096 334.7624 13.56476522 50707
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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