Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23326
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: 105.419 minutes
Inclination: 66.7803 deg
SMA: 7392.185 km
Apoapsis: 1104.133 km
Periapsis: 923.967 km
RAAN: 242.4433 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0121863
Argument of periapsis: 265.0464 deg
Mean anomaly: 212.1651 deg
Mean motion: 13.659774 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000112 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021303 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 4:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00329U 61015DF 25128.69730442 .00000112 00000-0 21303-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00329 66.7803 242.4433 0121863 265.0464 212.1651 13.65977400174761
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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