Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23325
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.6
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: 1961-015AB
Object number (NORAD): 141
Object ID (CCSDS): 141
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.699 minutes
Inclination: 66.589 deg
SMA: 7311.559 km
Apoapsis: 978.055 km
Periapsis: 888.793 km
RAAN: 316.8552 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0061042
Argument of periapsis: 307.6618 deg
Mean anomaly: 51.8929 deg
Mean motion: 13.88634025 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000363 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036052 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 4:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00141U 61015AB 25128.70498712 .00000363 00000-0 36052-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00141 66.5890 316.8552 0061042 307.6618 51.8929 13.88634025215659
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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