Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 102.717 minutes
Inclination: 66.6765 deg
SMA: 7265.328 km
Apoapsis: 956.985 km
Periapsis: 817.402 km
RAAN: 324.033 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0096061
Argument of periapsis: 199.9974 deg
Mean anomaly: 159.7335 deg
Mean motion: 14.0190931 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000063 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000090018 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00128U 61015N 25187.61776806 .00000063 00000-0 90018-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00128 66.6765 324.0330 0096061 199.9974 159.7335 14.01909310266638
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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