Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23504
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: 105.414 minutes
Inclination: 66.7796 deg
SMA: 7391.95 km
Apoapsis: 1096.614 km
Periapsis: 931.016 km
RAAN: 186.8706 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01120126
Argument of periapsis: 149.4069 deg
Mean anomaly: 324.4377 deg
Mean motion: 13.66042562 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000154 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026248808 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 2, 2025, 12:36 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00329U 61015DF 25306.02542106 .00000154 00000-0 26249-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00329 66.7796 186.8706 0112013 149.4069 324.4377 13.66042562198984
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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