Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23382
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.8
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: 1961-015AJ
Object number (NORAD): 148
Object ID (CCSDS): 148
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.125 minutes
Inclination: 65.7734 deg
SMA: 7237.36 km
Apoapsis: 958.034 km
Periapsis: 760.415 km
RAAN: 308.1351 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0136527
Argument of periapsis: 144.1735 deg
Mean anomaly: 216.8599 deg
Mean motion: 14.10043558 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000104 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00058538 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 11:51 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00148U 61015AJ 25185.49411524 .00001040 00000-0 58538-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00148 65.7734 308.1351 0136527 144.1735 216.8599 14.10043558709947
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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