Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22559
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
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: 1963-049F
Object number (NORAD): 753
Object ID (CCSDS): 753
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.291 minutes
Inclination: 89.9087 deg
SMA: 7432.896 km
Apoapsis: 1073.627 km
Periapsis: 1035.895 km
RAAN: 75.1979 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00253818
Argument of periapsis: 305.094 deg
Mean anomaly: 108.1891 deg
Mean motion: 13.54770322 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000246 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034457186 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 12:05 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00753U 63049F 25251.50384669 .00000246 00000-0 34457-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00753 89.9087 75.1979 0025382 305.0940 108.1891 13.54770322 42410
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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