Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR R/B at a glance.
Uptime
23486
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: THOR ABLESTAR R/B
International designator: 1961-015C
Object number (NORAD): 118
Object ID (CCSDS): 118
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.665 minutes
Inclination: 66.7635 deg
SMA: 7262.875 km
Apoapsis: 939.128 km
Periapsis: 830.351 km
RAAN: 308.5506 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00748851
Argument of periapsis: 83.2235 deg
Mean anomaly: 277.7363 deg
Mean motion: 14.02619727 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000191 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017079104 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 10:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
TLE line 1: 1 00118U 61015C 25289.43254491 .00000191 00000-0 17079-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00118 66.7635 308.5506 0074885 83.2235 277.7363 14.02619727281956
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR R/B.
Associated space launch
THOR ABLESTAR R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 29, 1961, 4:23 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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