Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23504
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
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: 1961-015G
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: 96.283 minutes
Inclination: 66.7399 deg
SMA: 6958.698 km
Apoapsis: 606.795 km
Periapsis: 554.332 km
RAAN: 119.9956 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037696
Argument of periapsis: 13.9266 deg
Mean anomaly: 346.2896 deg
Mean motion: 14.95583752 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00010677 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00095642 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 3, 2025, 11:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 3, 2025, 6:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 122U 61015G 25307.76183485 .00010677 00000-0 95642-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 122 66.7399 119.9956 0037696 13.9266 346.2896 14.95583752360494
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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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