Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
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: 95.265 minutes
Inclination: 66.9097 deg
SMA: 6909.557 km
Apoapsis: 546.293 km
Periapsis: 516.551 km
RAAN: 115.0431 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00215224
Argument of periapsis: 258.2312 deg
Mean anomaly: 101.6415 deg
Mean motion: 15.11567346 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00055442 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0032230831 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 12:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00253U 61015CE 25247.03348024 .00055442 00000-0 32231-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00253 66.9097 115.0431 0021522 258.2312 101.6415 15.11567346336334
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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