Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23439
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
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: 1961-015AH
Object number (NORAD): 147
Object ID (CCSDS): 147
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.157 minutes
Inclination: 66.6178 deg
SMA: 7191.554 km
Apoapsis: 856.322 km
Periapsis: 770.515 km
RAAN: 35.1974 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00596582
Argument of periapsis: 278.3769 deg
Mean anomaly: 81.0565 deg
Mean motion: 14.23536735 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001423 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00064973715 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 7:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00147U 61015AH 25242.82178905 .00001423 00000-0 64974-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00147 66.6178 35.1974 0059658 278.3769 81.0565 14.23536735293123
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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