Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.2
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: 1961-015Y
Object number (NORAD): 138
Object ID (CCSDS): 138
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.545 minutes
Inclination: 67.1532 deg
SMA: 7257.2 km
Apoapsis: 899.128 km
Periapsis: 859.001 km
RAAN: 229.533 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0027646
Argument of periapsis: 16.2987 deg
Mean anomaly: 343.8984 deg
Mean motion: 14.0426526 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000364 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00027634 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 8:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00138U 61015Y 25188.83591179 .00000364 00000-0 27634-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00138 67.1532 229.5330 0027646 16.2987 343.8984 14.04265260254471
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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