Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
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: 1961-015BK
Object number (NORAD): 223
Object ID (CCSDS): 223
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.672 minutes
Inclination: 66.8916 deg
SMA: 7310.308 km
Apoapsis: 977.156 km
Periapsis: 887.189 km
RAAN: 51.8649 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0061534
Argument of periapsis: 98.1877 deg
Mean anomaly: 262.6187 deg
Mean motion: 13.88990543 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000002 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000077396288 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 1:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00223U 61015BK 25347.58094128 .00000020 00000-0 77396-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00223 66.8916 51.8649 0061534 98.1877 262.6187 13.88990543265091
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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