Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015DA
Object number (NORAD): 324
Object ID (CCSDS): 324
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.914 minutes
Inclination: 66.8656 deg
SMA: 7227.388 km
Apoapsis: 902.207 km
Periapsis: 796.299 km
RAAN: 35.0777 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00732688
Argument of periapsis: 241.5236 deg
Mean anomaly: 117.8461 deg
Mean motion: 14.12962765 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001429 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00078891152 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:29 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00324U 61015DA 25246.72331118 .00001429 00000-0 78891-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00324 66.8656 35.0777 0073269 241.5236 117.8461 14.12962765282594
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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