Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 100.206 minutes
Inclination: 66.5241 deg
SMA: 7146.426 km
Apoapsis: 791.199 km
Periapsis: 745.383 km
RAAN: 74.117 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0032055
Argument of periapsis: 269.4198 deg
Mean anomaly: 90.3229 deg
Mean motion: 14.37041822 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001441 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00051148 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:46 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 264U 61015CL 25187.88247423 .00001441 00000-0 51148-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 264 66.5241 74.1170 0032055 269.4198 90.3229 14.37041822284474
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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