Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.7
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: 1961-015KW
Object number (NORAD): 13513
Object ID (CCSDS): 13513
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.673 minutes
Inclination: 65.6774 deg
SMA: 7310.342 km
Apoapsis: 1002.56 km
Periapsis: 861.854 km
RAAN: 201.7603 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00962377
Argument of periapsis: 340.9089 deg
Mean anomaly: 98.4369 deg
Mean motion: 13.88980744 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016579042 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 11:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 13513U 61015KW 25246.99767550 .00002002 00000-0 16579-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 13513 65.6774 201.7603 0096238 340.9089 98.4369 13.88980744279403
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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