Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
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: 100.926 minutes
Inclination: 66.857 deg
SMA: 7180.617 km
Apoapsis: 842.441 km
Periapsis: 762.523 km
RAAN: 345.7964 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0055649
Argument of periapsis: 199.8596 deg
Mean anomaly: 160.0336 deg
Mean motion: 14.26790175 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000939 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00041477 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:20 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 01943U 61015HT 25188.38948270 .00000939 00000-0 41477-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 01943 66.8570 345.7964 0055649 199.8596 160.0336 14.26790175294955
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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