Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23328
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: 99.77 minutes
Inclination: 66.7083 deg
SMA: 7125.712 km
Apoapsis: 791.422 km
Periapsis: 703.733 km
RAAN: 90.2306 deg
Eccentricy: 0.006153
Argument of periapsis: 201.6039 deg
Mean anomaly: 158.2469 deg
Mean motion: 14.43312421 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001605 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00049091 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 8:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00126U 61015L 25130.83511575 .00001605 00000-0 49091-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00126 66.7083 90.2306 0061530 201.6039 158.2469 14.43312421306501
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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