Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 102.526 minutes
Inclination: 67.153 deg
SMA: 7256.338 km
Apoapsis: 903.911 km
Periapsis: 852.494 km
RAAN: 198.6641 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0035429
Argument of periapsis: 265.8035 deg
Mean anomaly: 93.9004 deg
Mean motion: 14.04515522 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000702 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00048456363 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00138U 61015Y 25347.65022879 .00000702 00000-0 48456-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00138 67.1530 198.6641 0035429 265.8035 93.9004 14.04515522276776
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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