Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23272
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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: 1961-015H
Object number (NORAD): 123
Object ID (CCSDS): 123
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.953 minutes
Inclination: 66.6873 deg
SMA: 7134.418 km
Apoapsis: 839.039 km
Periapsis: 673.526 km
RAAN: 207.9582 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0115996
Argument of periapsis: 247.0749 deg
Mean anomaly: 111.8079 deg
Mean motion: 14.40671468 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003134 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00093187 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, 12:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00123U 61015H 25075.53639552 .00003134 00000-0 93187-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00123 66.6873 207.9582 0115996 247.0749 111.8079 14.40671468313589
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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