Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23328
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.5
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: 1961-015CK
Object number (NORAD): 263
Object ID (CCSDS): 263
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.586 minutes
Inclination: 66.5274 deg
SMA: 7116.914 km
Apoapsis: 810.33 km
Periapsis: 667.228 km
RAAN: 135.0654 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0100537
Argument of periapsis: 199.7446 deg
Mean anomaly: 241.861 deg
Mean motion: 14.45989677 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001077 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030976 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 12:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00263U 61015CK 25131.50587103 .00001077 00000-0 30976-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00263 66.5274 135.0654 0100537 199.7446 241.8610 14.45989677325195
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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