Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23545
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015U
Object number (NORAD): 134
Object ID (CCSDS): 134
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.027 minutes
Inclination: 66.8788 deg
SMA: 7279.933 km
Apoapsis: 963.833 km
Periapsis: 839.763 km
RAAN: 142.285 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00852135
Argument of periapsis: 321.6198 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.8841 deg
Mean motion: 13.97692687 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000158 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016193051 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 14, 2025, 4:12 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00134U 61015U 25348.17554741 .00000158 00000-0 16193-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00134 66.8788 142.2850 0085214 321.6198 37.8841 13.97692687279844
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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