Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23381
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: 104.532 minutes
Inclination: 67.0791 deg
SMA: 7350.668 km
Apoapsis: 1006.923 km
Periapsis: 938.143 km
RAAN: 289.4668 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0046785
Argument of periapsis: 98.5949 deg
Mean anomaly: 13.1292 deg
Mean motion: 13.77566421 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000077 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014787 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 3:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 3, 2025, 4:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00252U 61015CD 25184.70394253 .00000077 00000-0 14787-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00252 67.0791 289.4668 0046785 98.5949 13.1292 13.77566421203328
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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