Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23493
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.6
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: 1961-015HY
Object number (NORAD): 3125
Object ID (CCSDS): 3125
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 108.484 minutes
Inclination: 67.56 deg
SMA: 7534.775 km
Apoapsis: 1390.3 km
Periapsis: 922.98 km
RAAN: 37.1182 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0310109
Argument of periapsis: 227.0733 deg
Mean anomaly: 196.353 deg
Mean motion: 13.27386291 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000803 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014804 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 23, 2025, 8:41 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 3125U 61015HY 25296.36233292 .00000803 00000-0 14804-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 3125 67.5600 37.1182 0310109 227.0733 196.3530 13.27386291116093
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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