Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 103.682 minutes
Inclination: 65.6792 deg
SMA: 7310.766 km
Apoapsis: 999.522 km
Periapsis: 865.739 km
RAAN: 352.1691 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0091497
Argument of periapsis: 9.6797 deg
Mean anomaly: 141.5122 deg
Mean motion: 13.88859998 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000055 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00050741 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 13513U 61015KW 25187.89539285 .00000550 00000-0 50741-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 13513 65.6792 352.1691 0091497 9.6797 141.5122 13.88859998271605
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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