Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23272
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 1961-015F
Object number (NORAD): 121
Object ID (CCSDS): 121
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.849 minutes
Inclination: 66.7456 deg
SMA: 7271.546 km
Apoapsis: 964.393 km
Periapsis: 822.429 km
RAAN: 99.2952 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0097616
Argument of periapsis: 321.6326 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.784 deg
Mean motion: 14.00111539 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000158 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015409 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, 10:46 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00121U 61015F 25075.44919022 .00000158 00000-0 15409-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00121 66.7456 99.2952 0097616 321.6326 37.7840 14.00111539262282
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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