Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23445
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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: 1961-015DF
Object number (NORAD): 329
Object ID (CCSDS): 329
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.416 minutes
Inclination: 66.7823 deg
SMA: 7392.035 km
Apoapsis: 1100.176 km
Periapsis: 927.623 km
RAAN: 321.5625 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01167155
Argument of periapsis: 188.1902 deg
Mean anomaly: 291.9187 deg
Mean motion: 13.6601903 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000167 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00027670139 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 5, 2025, 7:38 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 1:16 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00329U 61015DF 25248.55315787 .00000167 00000-0 27670-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00329 66.7823 321.5625 0116715 188.1902 291.9187 13.66019030191133
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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