Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23389
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.2
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: 1961-015LR
Object number (NORAD): 17713
Object ID (CCSDS): 17713
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.978 minutes
Inclination: 66.2113 deg
SMA: 7277.627 km
Apoapsis: 948.83 km
Periapsis: 850.154 km
RAAN: 84.7601 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0067794
Argument of periapsis: 349.5724 deg
Mean anomaly: 192.2423 deg
Mean motion: 13.98356951 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000165 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016972 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 10, 2025, 7:44 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 10, 2025, 11:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 17713U 61015LR 25191.47686639 .00000165 00000-0 16972-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 17713 66.2113 84.7601 0067794 349.5724 192.2423 13.98356951 52542
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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