Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
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: 102.316 minutes
Inclination: 66.8746 deg
SMA: 7246.41 km
Apoapsis: 926.618 km
Periapsis: 809.933 km
RAAN: 285.2329 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00805124
Argument of periapsis: 273.2976 deg
Mean anomaly: 85.8903 deg
Mean motion: 14.07402719 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000552 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036440151 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, 3:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00125U 61015K 25247.15201679 .00000552 00000-0 36440-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00125 66.8746 285.2329 0080512 273.2976 85.8903 14.07402719277004
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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