Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
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: 106.724 minutes
Inclination: 67.0653 deg
SMA: 7453.051 km
Apoapsis: 1200.334 km
Periapsis: 949.498 km
RAAN: 158.7251 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0168277
Argument of periapsis: 193.9676 deg
Mean anomaly: 319.0311 deg
Mean motion: 13.4927862 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000066 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019408 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:45 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00354U 61015DU 25187.36519881 .00000066 00000-0 19408-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00354 67.0653 158.7251 0168277 193.9676 319.0311 13.49278620431213
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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