Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23491
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: 102.106 minutes
Inclination: 65.7755 deg
SMA: 7236.492 km
Apoapsis: 953.42 km
Periapsis: 763.295 km
RAAN: 20.9847 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0131365
Argument of periapsis: 84.2476 deg
Mean anomaly: 277.3564 deg
Mean motion: 14.10297062 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001718 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00093831 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 148U 61015AJ 25294.78446272 .00001718 00000-0 93831-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 148 65.7755 20.9847 0131365 84.2476 277.3564 14.10297062725358
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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