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
66.9
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: 102.567 minutes
Inclination: 66.8763 deg
SMA: 7258.238 km
Apoapsis: 935.644 km
Periapsis: 824.562 km
RAAN: 263.3114 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00765213
Argument of periapsis: 264.1295 deg
Mean anomaly: 95.1065 deg
Mean motion: 14.03963873 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000436 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00031713241 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 11:30 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00234U 61015BS 25347.47917632 .00000436 00000-0 31713-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00234 66.8763 263.3114 0076521 264.1295 95.1065 14.03963873285361
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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