Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23498
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: 102.81 minutes
Inclination: 66.8206 deg
SMA: 7269.729 km
Apoapsis: 938.113 km
Periapsis: 845.075 km
RAAN: 70.6407 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00639896
Argument of periapsis: 270.4202 deg
Mean anomaly: 88.955 deg
Mean motion: 14.00636499 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000486 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00037252268 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 11:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00232U 61015BQ 25300.49112933 .00000486 00000-0 37252-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00232 66.8206 70.6407 0063990 270.4202 88.9550 14.00636499274409
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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