Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015AR
Object number (NORAD): 155
Object ID (CCSDS): 155
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.316 minutes
Inclination: 66.8768 deg
SMA: 7104.074 km
Apoapsis: 752.528 km
Periapsis: 699.35 km
RAAN: 114.9654 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0037428
Argument of periapsis: 178.7164 deg
Mean anomaly: 181.4049 deg
Mean motion: 14.49911611 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001956 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0005242 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 10:21 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00155U 61015AR 25187.43135937 .00001956 00000-0 52420-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00155 66.8768 114.9654 0037428 178.7164 181.4049 14.49911611310943
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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