Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23381
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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: 1961-015MC
Object number (NORAD): 19302
Object ID (CCSDS): 19302
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.089 minutes
Inclination: 66.845 deg
SMA: 7235.691 km
Apoapsis: 901.379 km
Periapsis: 813.733 km
RAAN: 325.081 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0060565
Argument of periapsis: 237.8689 deg
Mean anomaly: 121.6514 deg
Mean motion: 14.10531236 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000044 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00028683 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 3, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 9:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 19302U 61015MC 25184.88219570 .00000440 00000-0 28683-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 19302 66.8450 325.0810 0060565 237.8689 121.6514 14.10531236905718
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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