Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23440
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.5
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: 1961-015W
Object number (NORAD): 136
Object ID (CCSDS): 136
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.943 minutes
Inclination: 67.5302 deg
SMA: 7133.904 km
Apoapsis: 792.978 km
Periapsis: 718.56 km
RAAN: 305.917 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00521581
Argument of periapsis: 294.523 deg
Mean anomaly: 65.0447 deg
Mean motion: 14.40827183 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002812 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00088720561 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 9:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00136U 61015W 25243.88339880 .00002812 00000-0 88721-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00136 67.5302 305.9170 0052158 294.5230 65.0447 14.40827183315065
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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