Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23490
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: 102.311 minutes
Inclination: 66.875 deg
SMA: 7246.185 km
Apoapsis: 925.431 km
Periapsis: 810.669 km
RAAN: 171.0588 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00791879
Argument of periapsis: 242.5229 deg
Mean anomaly: 116.7793 deg
Mean motion: 14.07468369 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000779 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00049511729 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 6:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00125U 61015K 25292.77360342 .00000779 00000-0 49512-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00125 66.8750 171.0588 0079188 242.5229 116.7793 14.07468369283422
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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