Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.0
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: 1961-015LG
Object number (NORAD): 15783
Object ID (CCSDS): 15783
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.471 minutes
Inclination: 67.0386 deg
SMA: 7015.776 km
Apoapsis: 663.226 km
Periapsis: 612.055 km
RAAN: 292.8946 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0036469
Argument of periapsis: 171.3536 deg
Mean anomaly: 309.7809 deg
Mean motion: 14.77369822 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005555 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00078614 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 4:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 15783U 61015LG 25187.70337700 .00005555 00000-0 78614-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 15783 67.0386 292.8946 0036469 171.3536 309.7809 14.77369822131954
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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