Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.7
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: 1961-015LH
Object number (NORAD): 17648
Object ID (CCSDS): 17648
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.966 minutes
Inclination: 65.731 deg
SMA: 7182.512 km
Apoapsis: 855.74 km
Periapsis: 753.013 km
RAAN: 342.0566 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0071512
Argument of periapsis: 315.7173 deg
Mean anomaly: 43.8206 deg
Mean motion: 14.26225703 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002365 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00099632 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 12:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 17648U 61015LH 25186.51308208 .00002365 00000-0 99632-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 17648 65.7310 342.0566 0071512 315.7173 43.8206 14.26225703707626
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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