Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23324
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: 102.718 minutes
Inclination: 66.6728 deg
SMA: 7265.387 km
Apoapsis: 959.861 km
Periapsis: 814.642 km
RAAN: 113.1494 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0099939
Argument of periapsis: 239.1449 deg
Mean anomaly: 119.9775 deg
Mean motion: 14.01892272 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000133 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013406 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 11:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00128U 61015N 25127.97622538 .00000133 00000-0 13406-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00128 66.6728 113.1494 0099939 239.1449 119.9775 14.01892272258271
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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