Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23327
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: 102.322 minutes
Inclination: 66.8754 deg
SMA: 7246.687 km
Apoapsis: 922.4 km
Periapsis: 814.705 km
RAAN: 217.3967 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0074306
Argument of periapsis: 354.0787 deg
Mean anomaly: 5.9415 deg
Mean motion: 14.07321988 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000365 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025776 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 9:24 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00125U 61015K 25130.39225988 .00000365 00000-0 25776-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00125 66.8754 217.3967 0074306 354.0787 5.9415 14.07321988260572
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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