Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23324
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: 100.223 minutes
Inclination: 66.5248 deg
SMA: 7147.245 km
Apoapsis: 791.237 km
Periapsis: 746.984 km
RAAN: 234.5075 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0030958
Argument of periapsis: 302.9138 deg
Mean anomaly: 56.8985 deg
Mean motion: 14.36794697 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002853 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00098881 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 4:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00264U 61015CL 25127.67642200 .00002853 00000-0 98881-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00264 66.5248 234.5075 0030958 302.9138 56.8985 14.36794697275351
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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