Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23383
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: 102.415 minutes
Inclination: 66.6591 deg
SMA: 7251.063 km
Apoapsis: 938.392 km
Periapsis: 807.465 km
RAAN: 306.1553 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0090281
Argument of periapsis: 254.1384 deg
Mean anomaly: 104.9736 deg
Mean motion: 14.06048236 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000161 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014237 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 154U 61015AQ 25186.73676799 .00000161 00000-0 14237-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 154 66.6591 306.1553 0090281 254.1384 104.9736 14.06048236268342
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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