Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23486
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: 103.688 minutes
Inclination: 66.5876 deg
SMA: 7311.059 km
Apoapsis: 976.244 km
Periapsis: 889.603 km
RAAN: 281.8745 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00592535
Argument of periapsis: 212.6442 deg
Mean anomaly: 147.0966 deg
Mean motion: 13.88776474 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000562 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00052241212 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 4:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00141U 61015AB 25289.66834224 .00000562 00000-0 52241-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00141 66.5876 281.8745 0059254 212.6442 147.0966 13.88776474238008
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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