Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015CE
Object number (NORAD): 253
Object ID (CCSDS): 253
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.532 minutes
Inclination: 66.9116 deg
SMA: 6922.454 km
Apoapsis: 558.085 km
Periapsis: 530.552 km
RAAN: 289.6504 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0019887
Argument of periapsis: 305.5363 deg
Mean anomaly: 54.3921 deg
Mean motion: 15.07345089 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00025333 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0016669 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 3:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 253U 61015CE 25187.65063766 .00025333 00000-0 16669-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 253 66.9116 289.6504 0019887 305.5363 54.3921 15.07345089327652
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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