Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23386
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: 99.577 minutes
Inclination: 66.5305 deg
SMA: 7116.487 km
Apoapsis: 806.062 km
Periapsis: 670.641 km
RAAN: 340.0149 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0095146
Argument of periapsis: 159.0466 deg
Mean anomaly: 351.6117 deg
Mean motion: 14.4611994 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000114 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032738 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 8:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00263U 61015CK 25188.85535866 .00001140 00000-0 32738-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00263 66.5305 340.0149 0095146 159.0466 351.6117 14.46119940333489
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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