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

≈ 14.0

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: 1961-015F

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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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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