Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23330
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.1
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: 1961-015DU
Object number (NORAD): 354
Object ID (CCSDS): 354
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.725 minutes
Inclination: 67.0665 deg
SMA: 7453.13 km
Apoapsis: 1202.267 km
Periapsis: 947.723 km
RAAN: 279.2027 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0170763
Argument of periapsis: 230.5844 deg
Mean anomaly: 283.1895 deg
Mean motion: 13.49257063 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000008 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021436 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 14, 2025, 3:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 13, 2025, 8:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00354U 61015DU 25133.84717478 .00000080 00000-0 21436-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00354 67.0665 279.2027 0170763 230.5844 283.1895 13.49257063423996
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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