Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23543
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015DQ
Object number (NORAD): 350
Object ID (CCSDS): 350
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.23 minutes
Inclination: 66.9127 deg
SMA: 7195.045 km
Apoapsis: 911.354 km
Periapsis: 722.465 km
RAAN: 349.1448 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01312639
Argument of periapsis: 289.4349 deg
Mean anomaly: 69.2602 deg
Mean motion: 14.22500844 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000806 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00036428687 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:05 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00350U 61015DQ 25346.25402548 .00000806 00000-0 36429-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00350 66.9127 349.1448 0131264 289.4349 69.2602 14.22500844336366
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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