Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23325
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.0
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: 1961-015DG
Object number (NORAD): 330
Object ID (CCSDS): 330
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.42 minutes
Inclination: 66.9794 deg
SMA: 7251.316 km
Apoapsis: 905.179 km
Periapsis: 841.184 km
RAAN: 230.0654 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0044127
Argument of periapsis: 56.204 deg
Mean anomaly: 304.3238 deg
Mean motion: 14.05974611 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000103 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00066992 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, 3:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00330U 61015DG 25128.66019106 .00001030 00000-0 66992-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00330 66.9794 230.0654 0044127 56.2040 304.3238 14.05974611239829
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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