Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23329
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: 100.196 minutes
Inclination: 66.7981 deg
SMA: 7145.959 km
Apoapsis: 837.869 km
Periapsis: 697.779 km
RAAN: 225.1132 deg
Eccentricy: 0.009802
Argument of periapsis: 162.7833 deg
Mean anomaly: 197.6635 deg
Mean motion: 14.37182699 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001774 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00059161 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 7:41 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 12, 2025, 9:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00225U 61015BM 25132.40793290 .00001774 00000-0 59161-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00225 66.7981 225.1132 0098020 162.7833 197.6635 14.37182699300115
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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