Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23439
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
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: 1961-015DP
Object number (NORAD): 337
Object ID (CCSDS): 337
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.64 minutes
Inclination: 67.0064 deg
SMA: 7355.73 km
Apoapsis: 1047.871 km
Periapsis: 907.319 km
RAAN: 249.249 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0095539
Argument of periapsis: 111.3443 deg
Mean anomaly: 249.786 deg
Mean motion: 13.76144735 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000034 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00040876627 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 9 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00337U 61015DP 25242.37551098 .00000340 00000-0 40877-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00337 67.0064 249.2490 0095539 111.3443 249.7860 13.76144735204762
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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