Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23489
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.1
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: 1961-015MK
Object number (NORAD): 20174
Object ID (CCSDS): 20174
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 108.391 minutes
Inclination: 67.06 deg
SMA: 7530.488 km
Apoapsis: 1520.355 km
Periapsis: 784.35 km
RAAN: 90.7642 deg
Eccentricy: 0.04886839
Argument of periapsis: 293.574 deg
Mean anomaly: 61.4711 deg
Mean motion: 13.28520075 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000447 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00058148714 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 4:28 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20174U 61015MK 25291.18623282 .00000447 00000-0 58149-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 20174 67.0600 90.7642 0488684 293.5740 61.4711 13.28520075649643
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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