In orbitDebris

THOR ABLESTAR DEB

NORAD: 2701
COSPAR: 1965-048E

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Spacecraft

Owner: Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S02701, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1965-06-24
Rocket: Thor Ablestar 2
Flight: NNS O-4
Mission name: NNS O-4
Launch site: V, 75-1-1
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1965-048

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1965-048, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1965-06-24
Period: 105.6 min
Inclination: 89.87°
Apogee: 1,067 km
Perigee: 975 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0193 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: OPS 8480 (TRANSIT 5B-6) (NORAD 1420)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris13 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit