Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
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: 99.925 minutes
Inclination: 66.6851 deg
SMA: 7133.075 km
Apoapsis: 828.342 km
Periapsis: 681.539 km
RAAN: 110.967 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01029028
Argument of periapsis: 121.9404 deg
Mean anomaly: 239.1757 deg
Mean motion: 14.41078193 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001535 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00047419723 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 1:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00123U 61015H 25247.04760830 .00001535 00000-0 47420-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00123 66.6851 110.9670 0102903 121.9404 239.1757 14.41078193338297
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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