Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22495
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: 106.293 minutes
Inclination: 89.9145 deg
SMA: 7433.005 km
Apoapsis: 1075.892 km
Periapsis: 1033.847 km
RAAN: 75.7841 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0028283
Argument of periapsis: 125.84 deg
Mean anomaly: 29.3971 deg
Mean motion: 13.54740635 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000223 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00031011 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 4:39 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00753U 63049F 25187.19426098 .00000223 00000-0 31011-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00753 89.9145 75.7841 0028283 125.8400 29.3971 13.54740635 33700
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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