Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23440
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015BS
Object number (NORAD): 234
Object ID (CCSDS): 234
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.575 minutes
Inclination: 66.8764 deg
SMA: 7258.643 km
Apoapsis: 933.235 km
Periapsis: 827.781 km
RAAN: 161.0163 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00726404
Argument of periapsis: 333.7585 deg
Mean anomaly: 25.9827 deg
Mean motion: 14.03846384 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000564 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00039796541 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 9:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00234U 61015BS 25243.89574822 .00000564 00000-0 39797-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00234 66.8764 161.0163 0072640 333.7585 25.9827 14.03846384270822
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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