Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23328
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: 102.549 minutes
Inclination: 67.1563 deg
SMA: 7257.416 km
Apoapsis: 897.456 km
Periapsis: 861.105 km
RAAN: 9.9108 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0025044
Argument of periapsis: 67.8966 deg
Mean anomaly: 292.4778 deg
Mean motion: 14.04202523 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000607 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00042936 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 6:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00138U 61015Y 25131.78543780 .00000607 00000-0 42936-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00138 67.1563 9.9108 0025044 67.8966 292.4778 14.04202523246460
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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