Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 102.588 minutes
Inclination: 66.7454 deg
SMA: 7259.245 km
Apoapsis: 922.217 km
Periapsis: 840.004 km
RAAN: 234.4583 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0056626
Argument of periapsis: 287.9932 deg
Mean anomaly: 71.4987 deg
Mean motion: 14.03671705 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000665 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00046663 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 12:21 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03164U 61015HZ 25187.51483291 .00000665 00000-0 46663-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 03164 66.7454 234.4583 0056626 287.9932 71.4987 14.03671705 39284
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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