Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23448
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: 106.721 minutes
Inclination: 67.0694 deg
SMA: 7452.945 km
Apoapsis: 1197.592 km
Periapsis: 952.027 km
RAAN: 14.1133 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01647431
Argument of periapsis: 148.8379 deg
Mean anomaly: 231.3301 deg
Mean motion: 13.49307477 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000042 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015862658 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 2:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00354U 61015DU 25251.60305262 .00000042 00000-0 15863-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00354 67.0694 14.1133 0164743 148.8379 231.3301 13.49307477439884
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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