Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23445
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.0
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: 1961-015BT
Object number (NORAD): 235
Object ID (CCSDS): 235
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.053 minutes
Inclination: 66.954 deg
SMA: 7233.982 km
Apoapsis: 973.982 km
Periapsis: 737.712 km
RAAN: 265.781 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01633053
Argument of periapsis: 191.6152 deg
Mean anomaly: 168.1154 deg
Mean motion: 14.11031298 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000574 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032036861 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 5, 2025, 7:38 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 10:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00235U 61015BT 25248.45056227 .00000574 00000-0 32037-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00235 66.9540 265.7810 0163305 191.6152 168.1154 14.11031298281157
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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