Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23324
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: 102.982 minutes
Inclination: 66.2112 deg
SMA: 7277.794 km
Apoapsis: 945.203 km
Periapsis: 854.115 km
RAAN: 250.257 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0062579
Argument of periapsis: 28.7985 deg
Mean anomaly: 152.625 deg
Mean motion: 13.98308869 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000435 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00035635 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 2:32 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 17713U 61015LR 25126.10562953 .00000435 00000-0 35635-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 17713 66.2112 250.2570 0062579 28.7985 152.6250 13.98308869 43405
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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