Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23456
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
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: 1961-015G
Object number (NORAD): 122
Object ID (CCSDS): 122
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.385 minutes
Inclination: 66.7413 deg
SMA: 6963.573 km
Apoapsis: 609.993 km
Periapsis: 560.884 km
RAAN: 259.8873 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00352613
Argument of periapsis: 56.0106 deg
Mean anomaly: 304.4366 deg
Mean motion: 14.94013546 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010768 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010055101 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 16, 2025, 7:42 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 16, 2025, 10:56 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00122U 61015G 25259.45590236 .00010768 00000-0 10055-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00122 66.7413 259.8873 0035261 56.0106 304.4366 14.94013546353274
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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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