Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23551
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: 96.196 minutes
Inclination: 66.7422 deg
SMA: 6954.474 km
Apoapsis: 606.169 km
Periapsis: 546.508 km
RAAN: 347.4868 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0042894
Argument of periapsis: 337.5706 deg
Mean anomaly: 22.3549 deg
Mean motion: 14.96946798 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009068 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00078318 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 9:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 19, 2025, 9:57 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 122U 61015G 25353.41464008 .00009068 00000-0 78318-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 122 66.7422 347.4868 0042894 337.5706 22.3549 14.96946798367321
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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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