In orbitDebris

THOR ABLESTAR DEB

NORAD: 956
COSPAR: 1964-083B

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Spacecraft

Owner: Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00956, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1964-12-13
Rocket: Thor Ablestar 2
Flight: NNS O-2
Mission name: APL SN-43
Launch site: V, 75-1-2
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1964-083

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1964-083, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1964-12-13
Period: 105.3 min
Inclination: 89.93°
Apogee: 1,025 km
Perigee: 992 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0711 m²

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

Where it came from

Parent object: THOR ABLESTAR R/B (NORAD 953)

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

Everything from this launch

Debris16 in total, 4 still in orbit
Payload2 in total, 2 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit