Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23489
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: 102.398 minutes
Inclination: 66.9791 deg
SMA: 7250.257 km
Apoapsis: 911.221 km
Periapsis: 833.024 km
RAAN: 181.5564 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0053927
Argument of periapsis: 294.3817 deg
Mean anomaly: 65.1648 deg
Mean motion: 14.06282641 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001196 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00076255305 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 2:10 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 19, 2025, 11:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00330U 61015DG 25292.96778836 .00001196 00000-0 76255-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00330 66.9791 181.5564 0053927 294.3817 65.1648 14.06282641262921
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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