Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLE DEB (YO) at a glance.
Uptime
24023
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
48.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLE DEB (YO).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: THOR ABLE DEB (YO)
International designator: 1960-002D
Object number (NORAD): 115
Object ID (CCSDS): 115
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.197 minutes
Inclination: 48.1603 deg
SMA: 6954.537 km
Apoapsis: 595.826 km
Periapsis: 556.978 km
RAAN: 177.2088 deg
Eccentricy: 0.002793
Argument of periapsis: 247.826 deg
Mean anomaly: 111.9694 deg
Mean motion: 14.96926327 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004502 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00040549 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 6, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Jan. 6, 2026, 4:30 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLE DEB (YO)
TLE line 1: 1 115U 60002D 26006.18783735 .00004502 00000-0 40549-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 115 48.1603 177.2088 0027930 247.8260 111.9694 14.96926327493853
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLE DEB (YO).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
TIROS-1 was the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.
THOR ABLE DEB (YO) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Able II | Tiros 1’, on board a Thor Able II space rocket.
The launch took place on April 1, 1960, 11:40 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A.
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Thor Able II | Tiros 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 1, 1960, 11:40 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Able II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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