Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 1961-015BQ
Object number (NORAD): 232
Object ID (CCSDS): 232
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.816 minutes
Inclination: 66.8219 deg
SMA: 7270.003 km
Apoapsis: 934.707 km
Periapsis: 849.03 km
RAAN: 350.0638 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0058925
Argument of periapsis: 344.502 deg
Mean anomaly: 15.4258 deg
Mean motion: 14.00557236 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000138 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014322 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 7:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 232U 61015BQ 25187.80854063 .00000138 00000-0 14322-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 232 66.8219 350.0638 0058925 344.5020 15.4258 14.00557236259119
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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