Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23272
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: 96.646 minutes
Inclination: 66.7433 deg
SMA: 6976.141 km
Apoapsis: 632.303 km
Periapsis: 563.708 km
RAAN: 70.7388 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0049164
Argument of periapsis: 218.2143 deg
Mean anomaly: 141.5498 deg
Mean motion: 14.89978171 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0001611 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016388 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, 10:12 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00122U 61015G 25075.42503177 .00016110 00000-0 16388-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00122 66.7433 70.7388 0049164 218.2143 141.5498 14.89978171325810
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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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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