Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
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: 94.156 minutes
Inclination: 66.9019 deg
SMA: 6855.817 km
Apoapsis: 486.315 km
Periapsis: 469.05 km
RAAN: 174.2936 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00125909
Argument of periapsis: 191.4498 deg
Mean anomaly: 168.6368 deg
Mean motion: 15.29374672 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00112543 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0038729764 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, 4:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00253U 61015CE 25347.67802011 .00112543 00000-0 38730-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00253 66.9019 174.2936 0012591 191.4498 168.6368 15.29374672351620
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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