Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
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: 102.116 minutes
Inclination: 65.7726 deg
SMA: 7236.975 km
Apoapsis: 954.907 km
Periapsis: 762.773 km
RAAN: 148.8227 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01327445
Argument of periapsis: 111.2244 deg
Mean anomaly: 250.3075 deg
Mean motion: 14.10156044 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001508 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00083017081 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 3:13 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00148U 61015AJ 25246.13433385 .00001508 00000-0 83017-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00148 65.7726 148.8227 0132744 111.2244 250.3075 14.10156044718493
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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