Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23330
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: 101.592 minutes
Inclination: 66.1012 deg
SMA: 7212.197 km
Apoapsis: 863.129 km
Periapsis: 804.995 km
RAAN: 141.2448 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0040303
Argument of periapsis: 68.0044 deg
Mean anomaly: 292.5317 deg
Mean motion: 14.17429228 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000967 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00051568 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 13, 2025, 6:58 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 9:54 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00245U 61015CA 25133.41287890 .00000967 00000-0 51568-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00245 66.1012 141.2448 0040303 68.0044 292.5317 14.17429228271206
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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