Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 108.381 minutes
Inclination: 67.0621 deg
SMA: 7530.018 km
Apoapsis: 1521.52 km
Periapsis: 782.246 km
RAAN: 328.5909 deg
Eccentricy: 0.04908842
Argument of periapsis: 256.269 deg
Mean anomaly: 98.3276 deg
Mean motion: 13.28644312 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000548 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00069027844 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:47 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 20174U 61015MK 25347.19356056 .00000548 00000-0 69028-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 20174 67.0621 328.5909 0490884 256.2690 98.3276 13.28644312657082
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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