Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22122
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
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: 1964-083B
Object number (NORAD): 956
Object ID (CCSDS): 956
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.314 minutes
Inclination: 89.9329 deg
SMA: 7387.29 km
Apoapsis: 1025.664 km
Periapsis: 992.645 km
RAAN: 171.3173 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0022348
Argument of periapsis: 332.4407 deg
Mean anomaly: 208.8848 deg
Mean motion: 13.6733548 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000233 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026518 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 4:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00956U 64083B 25188.70382275 .00000233 00000-0 26518-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00956 89.9329 171.3173 0022348 332.4407 208.8848 13.67335480 9048
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Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
Associated space launch
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
THOR ABLESTAR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 13, 1964, 12:08 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 13, 1964, 12:08 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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