Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23492
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: 102.571 minutes
Inclination: 66.7473 deg
SMA: 7258.456 km
Apoapsis: 919.531 km
Periapsis: 841.111 km
RAAN: 327.0706 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00540199
Argument of periapsis: 221.598 deg
Mean anomaly: 138.099 deg
Mean motion: 14.03900815 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001255 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00083366992 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 10:56 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03164U 61015HZ 25294.45618678 .00001255 00000-0 83367-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 03164 66.7473 327.0706 0054020 221.5980 138.0990 14.03900815 54293
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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