Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23445
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: 1961-015BB
Object number (NORAD): 177
Object ID (CCSDS): 177
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.791 minutes
Inclination: 66.6502 deg
SMA: 7221.604 km
Apoapsis: 925.979 km
Periapsis: 760.959 km
RAAN: 209.6243 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01142543
Argument of periapsis: 287.5844 deg
Mean anomaly: 71.2791 deg
Mean motion: 14.14660543 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000399 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023521289 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00177U 61015BB 25248.94068560 .00000399 00000-0 23521-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00177 66.6502 209.6243 0114254 287.5844 71.2791 14.14660543300951
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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