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
Latest
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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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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