Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23386
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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: 1961-015BM
Object number (NORAD): 225
Object ID (CCSDS): 225
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.188 minutes
Inclination: 66.797 deg
SMA: 7145.554 km
Apoapsis: 834.603 km
Periapsis: 700.235 km
RAAN: 73.7508 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0094022
Argument of periapsis: 117.6529 deg
Mean anomaly: 243.4156 deg
Mean motion: 14.37304894 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000681 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024512 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 7:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00225U 61015BM 25189.81768770 .00000681 00000-0 24512-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00225 66.7970 73.7508 0094022 117.6529 243.4156 14.37304894308362
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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