Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 104.522 minutes
Inclination: 67.0786 deg
SMA: 7350.194 km
Apoapsis: 1013.178 km
Periapsis: 930.94 km
RAAN: 265.0153 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00559423
Argument of periapsis: 332.438 deg
Mean anomaly: 207.0337 deg
Mean motion: 13.77699665 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000351 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0004181982 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, 1:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00252U 61015CD 25347.55817811 .00000351 00000-0 41820-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00252 67.0786 265.0153 0055942 332.4380 207.0337 13.77699665225757
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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