Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23437
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.1
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: 1961-015CD
Object number (NORAD): 252
Object ID (CCSDS): 252
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.53 minutes
Inclination: 67.0785 deg
SMA: 7350.559 km
Apoapsis: 1007.577 km
Periapsis: 937.271 km
RAAN: 156.6675 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00478233
Argument of periapsis: 52.4242 deg
Mean anomaly: 24.3337 deg
Mean motion: 13.77597007 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000246 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00031594972 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 11:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00252U 61015CD 25240.96319328 .00000246 00000-0 31595-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00252 67.0785 156.6675 0047823 52.4242 24.3337 13.77597007211072
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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