Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23439
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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: 1961-015HT
Object number (NORAD): 1943
Object ID (CCSDS): 1943
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.918 minutes
Inclination: 66.8549 deg
SMA: 7180.251 km
Apoapsis: 838.865 km
Periapsis: 765.367 km
RAAN: 206.4171 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00511809
Argument of periapsis: 160.4352 deg
Mean anomaly: 199.8726 deg
Mean motion: 14.2689924 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001485 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00063607102 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 7:01 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 01943U 61015HT 25242.29261581 .00001485 00000-0 63607-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 01943 66.8549 206.4171 0051181 160.4352 199.8726 14.26899240302647
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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