Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23546
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.5
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: 1961-015DD
Object number (NORAD): 327
Object ID (CCSDS): 327
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.539 minutes
Inclination: 66.5421 deg
SMA: 7304.026 km
Apoapsis: 1012.892 km
Periapsis: 838.89 km
RAAN: 120.5225 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0119114
Argument of periapsis: 252.9544 deg
Mean anomaly: 105.8455 deg
Mean motion: 13.90782663 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000228 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000231977 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 6:21 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00327U 61015DD 25349.76479483 .00000228 00000-0 23198-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00327 66.5421 120.5225 0119114 252.9544 105.8455 13.90782663261230
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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