THOR ABLESTAR DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23272

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for THOR ABLESTAR DEB.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? True

Object name: THOR ABLESTAR DEB

International designator: 1961-015E

Object number (NORAD): 120

Object ID (CCSDS): 120

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.793 minutes

Inclination: 66.7054 deg

SMA: 7174.317 km

Apoapsis: 879.353 km

Periapsis: 713.011 km

RAAN: 186.9311 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0115929

Argument of periapsis: 333.3306 deg

Mean anomaly: 26.1857 deg

Mean motion: 14.28669991 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000158 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0006157 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: March 16, 2025, 6:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: March 16, 2025, 1:29 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00120U 61015E 25075.56208159 .00001580 00000-0 61570-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 00120 66.7054 186.9311 0115929 333.3306 26.1857 14.28669991282938

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.

Associated space launch

THOR ABLESTAR DEB 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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Launch to space Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
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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