Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23494
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 1961-015N
Object number (NORAD): 128
Object ID (CCSDS): 128
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.714 minutes
Inclination: 66.6763 deg
SMA: 7265.184 km
Apoapsis: 950.714 km
Periapsis: 823.384 km
RAAN: 48.8133 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00876297
Argument of periapsis: 122.783 deg
Mean anomaly: 238.1735 deg
Mean motion: 14.01950994 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000019 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017120863 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 4:42 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00128U 61015N 25297.69583807 .00000190 00000-0 17121-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00128 66.6763 48.8133 0087630 122.7830 238.1735 14.01950994282060
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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