Spacecraft information: THOR ABLESTAR R/B

Launch Details
Launched 12 August 1965
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 1508
COSPAR ID 1965-065B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 90.142°
Eccentricity 0.00419
RA ascending node 20.396 hr
Argument perigee 354.725°
Mean anomaly 179.503°
Orbital period 107.777 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 11:51

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1099.6 km
Mean Altitude 1131.0 km
Peak Altitude 1162.5 km

Launched alongside

THOR ABLESTAR DEB DODECAPOLE 2 THOR ABLESTAR DEB TEMPSAT 1 OPS 8464 NAVSPASUR ROD 1 CALSPHERE 4A THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB PORCUPINE 2 OPS 8464 DEB TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB DODECAPOLE 2 DEB

Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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