Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23446
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
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: 1961-015DM
Object number (NORAD): 335
Object ID (CCSDS): 335
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.253 minutes
Inclination: 66.8395 deg
SMA: 7196.128 km
Apoapsis: 842.964 km
Periapsis: 793.023 km
RAAN: 137.4126 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00346994
Argument of periapsis: 9.362 deg
Mean anomaly: 350.8114 deg
Mean motion: 14.22179456 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001582 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00074532963 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 10:44 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00335U 61015DM 25249.94789387 .00001582 00000-0 74533-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00335 66.8395 137.4126 0034699 9.3620 350.8114 14.22179456287027
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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