Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23448
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: 1961-015BZ
Object number (NORAD): 244
Object ID (CCSDS): 244
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.182 minutes
Inclination: 66.8403 deg
SMA: 7287.22 km
Apoapsis: 964.638 km
Periapsis: 853.532 km
RAAN: 202.291 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00762335
Argument of periapsis: 282.7447 deg
Mean anomaly: 76.5122 deg
Mean motion: 13.95596651 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000167 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001754253 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 9:49 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:07 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00244U 61015BZ 25251.25528727 .00000167 00000-0 17543-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00244 66.8403 202.2910 0076233 282.7447 76.5122 13.95596651259795
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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