Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23446
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.6
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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: 1961-015AN
Object number (NORAD): 152
Object ID (CCSDS): 152
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.04 minutes
Inclination: 66.596 deg
SMA: 7233.362 km
Apoapsis: 961.086 km
Periapsis: 749.368 km
RAAN: 322.2871 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01463482
Argument of periapsis: 26.6794 deg
Mean anomaly: 334.1727 deg
Mean motion: 14.11212566 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000486 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028449272 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00152U 61015AN 25249.60960886 .00000486 00000-0 28449-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00152 66.5960 322.2871 0146348 26.6794 334.1727 14.11212566286065
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Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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