Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015K
Object number (NORAD): 125
Object ID (CCSDS): 125
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.306 minutes
Inclination: 66.8765 deg
SMA: 7245.912 km
Apoapsis: 922.833 km
Periapsis: 812.721 km
RAAN: 36.6038 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00759816
Argument of periapsis: 205.9085 deg
Mean anomaly: 153.8191 deg
Mean motion: 14.07547907 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000408 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028143963 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 11:50 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00125U 61015K 25346.49346234 .00000408 00000-0 28144-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00125 66.8765 36.6038 0075982 205.9085 153.8191 14.07547907290984
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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