Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22655
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
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: 1963-049E
Object number (NORAD): 715
Object ID (CCSDS): 715
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.704 minutes
Inclination: 89.9109 deg
SMA: 7358.699 km
Apoapsis: 1001.391 km
Periapsis: 959.736 km
RAAN: 79.3486 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00283031
Argument of periapsis: 9.5679 deg
Mean anomaly: 3.7543 deg
Mean motion: 13.75311965 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000012 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012372665 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:31 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00715U 63049E 25346.27208935 .00001200 00000-0 12373-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00715 89.9109 79.3486 0028303 9.5679 3.7543 13.75311965 77692
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 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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