Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23443
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 1961-015HZ
Object number (NORAD): 3164
Object ID (CCSDS): 3164
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.581 minutes
Inclination: 66.7461 deg
SMA: 7258.912 km
Apoapsis: 921.091 km
Periapsis: 840.463 km
RAAN: 88.9258 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00555375
Argument of periapsis: 251.545 deg
Mean anomaly: 107.9594 deg
Mean motion: 14.03768328 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001423 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00094028304 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 5:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03164U 61015HZ 25245.72553756 .00001423 00000-0 94028-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 03164 66.7461 88.9258 0055538 251.5450 107.9594 14.03768328 47451
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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