Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23491
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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: 1961-015CG
Object number (NORAD): 260
Object ID (CCSDS): 260
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.785 minutes
Inclination: 66.7655 deg
SMA: 7126.386 km
Apoapsis: 783.537 km
Periapsis: 712.965 km
RAAN: 119.2718 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00495147
Argument of periapsis: 293.5003 deg
Mean anomaly: 66.0903 deg
Mean motion: 14.43107622 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003425 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010296141 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 10:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00260U 61015CG 25293.94241270 .00003425 00000-0 10296-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00260 66.7655 119.2718 0049515 293.5003 66.0903 14.43107622321808
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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