Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.1
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: 1961-015CA
Object number (NORAD): 245
Object ID (CCSDS): 245
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.56 minutes
Inclination: 66.1043 deg
SMA: 7210.671 km
Apoapsis: 873.616 km
Periapsis: 791.457 km
RAAN: 299.0095 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00569703
Argument of periapsis: 302.004 deg
Mean anomaly: 57.5518 deg
Mean motion: 14.17879098 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001385 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00070828667 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, 2:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00245U 61015CA 25347.59946490 .00001385 00000-0 70829-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00245 66.1043 299.0095 0056970 302.0040 57.5518 14.17879098301563
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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