Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 102.807 minutes
Inclination: 66.8213 deg
SMA: 7269.571 km
Apoapsis: 937.541 km
Periapsis: 845.331 km
RAAN: 317.1286 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00634214
Argument of periapsis: 241.483 deg
Mean anomaly: 117.9859 deg
Mean motion: 14.00682114 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000464 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00035768914 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:16 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00232U 61015BQ 25346.26177854 .00000464 00000-0 35769-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00232 66.8213 317.1286 0063421 241.4830 117.9859 14.00682114280817
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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