Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23324
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: 103.692 minutes
Inclination: 65.6762 deg
SMA: 7311.205 km
Apoapsis: 996.871 km
Periapsis: 869.27 km
RAAN: 145.8947 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0087264
Argument of periapsis: 38.1418 deg
Mean anomaly: 111.3992 deg
Mean motion: 13.88734764 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001294 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011074 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 11:28 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 13513U 61015KW 25127.47779306 .00001294 00000-0 11074-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 13513 65.6762 145.8947 0087264 38.1418 111.3992 13.88734764262802
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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