Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23543
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: 102.56 minutes
Inclination: 66.7456 deg
SMA: 7257.928 km
Apoapsis: 915.412 km
Periapsis: 844.174 km
RAAN: 199.1398 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00490762
Argument of periapsis: 186.9055 deg
Mean anomaly: 173.136 deg
Mean motion: 14.04053864 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001226 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00081532044 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:14 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 2:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03164U 61015HZ 25345.60378169 .00001226 00000-0 81532-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 03164 66.7456 199.1398 0049076 186.9055 173.1360 14.04053864 61474
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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