Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22185
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: 105.312 minutes
Inclination: 89.9375 deg
SMA: 7387.177 km
Apoapsis: 1026.929 km
Periapsis: 991.154 km
RAAN: 170.909 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00242147
Argument of periapsis: 134.2863 deg
Mean anomaly: 44.3892 deg
Mean motion: 13.67366848 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000304 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034895306 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, 1:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00956U 64083B 25251.56356860 .00000304 00000-0 34895-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00956 89.9375 170.9090 0024215 134.2863 44.3892 13.67366848 17639
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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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