Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23491
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: 101.787 minutes
Inclination: 66.6535 deg
SMA: 7221.421 km
Apoapsis: 926.459 km
Periapsis: 760.114 km
RAAN: 92.3366 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0115175
Argument of periapsis: 257.8851 deg
Mean anomaly: 100.9316 deg
Mean motion: 14.14714224 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000672 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036765 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 7:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 177U 61015BB 25294.82292160 .00000672 00000-0 36765-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 177 66.6535 92.3366 0115175 257.8851 100.9316 14.14714224307441
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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