Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23327
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: 100.935 minutes
Inclination: 66.8539 deg
SMA: 7181.047 km
Apoapsis: 845.735 km
Periapsis: 760.089 km
RAAN: 138.2108 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0059634
Argument of periapsis: 242.1584 deg
Mean anomaly: 117.3464 deg
Mean motion: 14.26662044 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001261 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00054521 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 10:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 01943U 61015HT 25129.43486317 .00001261 00000-0 54521-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 01943 66.8539 138.2108 0059634 242.1584 117.3464 14.26662044286548
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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