Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23448
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: 102.08 minutes
Inclination: 66.8445 deg
SMA: 7235.239 km
Apoapsis: 898.164 km
Periapsis: 816.044 km
RAAN: 157.3862 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00567503
Argument of periapsis: 192.3301 deg
Mean anomaly: 167.6403 deg
Mean motion: 14.10663447 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001044 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00061949982 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 11:02 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 19302U 61015MC 25251.45978595 .00001044 00000-0 61950-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 19302 66.8445 157.3862 0056750 192.3301 167.6403 14.10663447915103
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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