Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23447
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015BC
Object number (NORAD): 178
Object ID (CCSDS): 178
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.376 minutes
Inclination: 66.8675 deg
SMA: 7296.365 km
Apoapsis: 978.153 km
Periapsis: 858.306 km
RAAN: 331.5435 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00821279
Argument of periapsis: 202.2477 deg
Mean anomaly: 157.5034 deg
Mean motion: 13.92973843 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000105 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013607561 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, 12:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00178U 61015BC 25250.51642077 .00000105 00000-0 13608-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00178 66.8675 331.5435 0082128 202.2477 157.5034 13.92973843257878
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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