Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23410
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: 102.846 minutes
Inclination: 66.7477 deg
SMA: 7271.401 km
Apoapsis: 964.991 km
Periapsis: 821.542 km
RAAN: 116.9833 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0098639
Argument of periapsis: 231.4663 deg
Mean anomaly: 127.7548 deg
Mean motion: 14.00153348 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000012 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000059109 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 1, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 1, 2025, 4:03 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00121U 61015F 25213.16888670 .00000012 00000-0 59109-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00121 66.7477 116.9833 0098639 231.4663 127.7548 14.00153348281569
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Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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