Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23448
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: 102.975 minutes
Inclination: 66.2112 deg
SMA: 7277.488 km
Apoapsis: 951.937 km
Periapsis: 846.768 km
RAAN: 295.6335 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00722564
Argument of periapsis: 316.4268 deg
Mean anomaly: 55.299 deg
Mean motion: 13.9839724 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000037 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030927219 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 9 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 17713U 61015LR 25250.37550024 .00000370 00000-0 30927-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 17713 66.2112 295.6335 0072256 316.4268 55.2990 13.98397240 60781
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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