Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23486
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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: 1961-015CL
Object number (NORAD): 264
Object ID (CCSDS): 264
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.166 minutes
Inclination: 66.524 deg
SMA: 7144.522 km
Apoapsis: 786.162 km
Periapsis: 746.612 km
RAAN: 162.3781 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00276785
Argument of periapsis: 211.806 deg
Mean anomaly: 148.137 deg
Mean motion: 14.37616281 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003447 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011702367 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 7:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00264U 61015CL 25289.82502010 .00003447 00000-0 11702-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 00264 66.5240 162.3781 0027678 211.8060 148.1370 14.37616281298656
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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