Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23449
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 1961-015AQ
Object number (NORAD): 154
Object ID (CCSDS): 154
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.412 minutes
Inclination: 66.6578 deg
SMA: 7250.923 km
Apoapsis: 935.849 km
Periapsis: 809.728 km
RAAN: 141.479 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00869687
Argument of periapsis: 211.9836 deg
Mean anomaly: 147.5954 deg
Mean motion: 14.06088972 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000154 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013813252 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 10:35 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 9, 2025, 2:31 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00154U 61015AQ 25252.10533544 .00000154 00000-0 13813-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00154 66.6578 141.4790 0086969 211.9836 147.5954 14.06088972277112
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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