Spacecraft information: THOR ABLESTAR R/B

Launch Details
Launched 21 June 1960
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 47
COSPAR ID 1960-007C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 66.665°
Eccentricity 0.02189
RA ascending node 13.608 hr
Argument perigee 182.948°
Mean anomaly 177.036°
Orbital period 99.636 min
Epoch of osculation 19 Apr 2026, 13:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 592.5 km
Mean Altitude 748.3 km
Peak Altitude 904.2 km

Launched alongside

TRANSIT 2A SOLRAD 1 THOR ABLESTAR DEB THOR ABLESTAR DEB

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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