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

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
KOMPASS SSO 2025-12-15 05:34:20 0.0001520405 794.0 (m) PAYLOAD
COSMOS 970 DEB LEO 2025-11-16 16:08:00 0.0002280614 57.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2
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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