Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB * at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.4
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: 1961-015KT
Object number (NORAD): 13502
Object ID (CCSDS): 13502
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.842 minutes
Inclination: 66.4456 deg
SMA: 7365.207 km
Apoapsis: 1159.828 km
Periapsis: 814.316 km
RAAN: 289.5787 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0234557
Argument of periapsis: 83.8466 deg
Mean anomaly: 36.039 deg
Mean motion: 13.73489352 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001739 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0015972 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 4:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
TLE line 1: 1 13502U 61015KT 25187.70533252 .00001739 00000-0 15972-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 13502 66.4456 289.5787 0234557 83.8466 36.0390 13.73489352103483
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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