Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23491
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 1961-015CH
Object number (NORAD): 261
Object ID (CCSDS): 261
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.789 minutes
Inclination: 66.6801 deg
SMA: 7268.703 km
Apoapsis: 951.359 km
Periapsis: 829.777 km
RAAN: 287.3362 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0083634
Argument of periapsis: 141.9883 deg
Mean anomaly: 218.7143 deg
Mean motion: 14.0093302 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000211 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00018855 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 261U 61015CH 25294.78877444 .00000211 00000-0 18855-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 261 66.6801 287.3362 0083634 141.9883 218.7143 14.00933020278697
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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