Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23448
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 1961-015L
Object number (NORAD): 126
Object ID (CCSDS): 126
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.744 minutes
Inclination: 66.7085 deg
SMA: 7124.431 km
Apoapsis: 783.723 km
Periapsis: 708.869 km
RAAN: 128.5796 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00525332
Argument of periapsis: 108.0084 deg
Mean anomaly: 252.6756 deg
Mean motion: 14.4370185 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001741 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00052917812 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 9:49 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 4:25 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00126U 61015L 25251.18422723 .00001741 00000-0 52918-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00126 66.7085 128.5796 0052533 108.0084 252.6756 14.43701850323879
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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