Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
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: 102.792 minutes
Inclination: 66.6792 deg
SMA: 7268.885 km
Apoapsis: 957.966 km
Periapsis: 823.534 km
RAAN: 192.5949 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0092471
Argument of periapsis: 215.0201 deg
Mean anomaly: 144.478 deg
Mean motion: 14.0088048 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000074 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000099444 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 11:39 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00261U 61015CH 25188.48543802 .00000074 00000-0 99444-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00261 66.6792 192.5949 0092471 215.0201 144.4780 14.00880480263800
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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