Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23383
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: 102.319 minutes
Inclination: 66.8761 deg
SMA: 7246.537 km
Apoapsis: 925.181 km
Periapsis: 811.623 km
RAAN: 77.9885 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0078353
Argument of periapsis: 314.8452 deg
Mean anomaly: 44.6286 deg
Mean motion: 14.0736578 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000109 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010925 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:35 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00125U 61015K 25186.10787355 .00000109 00000-0 10925-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00125 66.8761 77.9885 0078353 314.8452 44.6286 14.07365780268413
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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