Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 108.479 minutes
Inclination: 67.5578 deg
SMA: 7534.532 km
Apoapsis: 1387.289 km
Periapsis: 925.505 km
RAAN: 288.9686 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03064451
Argument of periapsis: 188.9985 deg
Mean anomaly: 291.0171 deg
Mean motion: 13.27450515 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000305 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0006293624 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:47 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:34 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03125U 61015HY 25347.23261941 .00000305 00000-0 62936-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 03125 67.5578 288.9686 0306445 188.9985 291.0171 13.27450515122849
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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