Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 102.386 minutes
Inclination: 66.9802 deg
SMA: 7249.718 km
Apoapsis: 911.467 km
Periapsis: 831.699 km
RAAN: 45.8813 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00550142
Argument of periapsis: 258.747 deg
Mean anomaly: 100.7432 deg
Mean motion: 14.0643958 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001196 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00076004607 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 12:20 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00330U 61015DG 25347.51397947 .00001196 00000-0 76005-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00330 66.9802 45.8813 0055014 258.7470 100.7432 14.06439580270596
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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