Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23547
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: 102.965 minutes
Inclination: 66.212 deg
SMA: 7277.033 km
Apoapsis: 953.676 km
Periapsis: 844.12 km
RAAN: 44.3722 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00752751
Argument of periapsis: 264.756 deg
Mean anomaly: 246.5292 deg
Mean motion: 13.98528196 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000039 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032220501 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 2:17 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 17713U 61015LR 25349.59526646 .00000390 00000-0 32221-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 17713 66.2120 44.3722 0075275 264.7560 246.5292 13.98528196 74650
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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