Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23325
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: 97.518 minutes
Inclination: 67.037 deg
SMA: 7018.053 km
Apoapsis: 669.292 km
Periapsis: 610.545 km
RAAN: 98.0948 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0041854
Argument of periapsis: 219.9991 deg
Mean anomaly: 289.6807 deg
Mean motion: 14.76650616 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006857 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00097955 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 7:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 15783U 61015LG 25128.32298623 .00006857 00000-0 97955-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 15783 67.0370 98.0948 0041854 219.9991 289.6807 14.76650616122905
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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