Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
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: 101.586 minutes
Inclination: 66.1043 deg
SMA: 7211.91 km
Apoapsis: 865.375 km
Periapsis: 802.174 km
RAAN: 355.8936 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0043817
Argument of periapsis: 31.5828 deg
Mean anomaly: 328.7874 deg
Mean motion: 14.17513998 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000365 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0002208 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 7:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00245U 61015CA 25188.79924502 .00000365 00000-0 22080-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00245 66.1043 355.8936 0043817 31.5828 328.7874 14.17513998279052
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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