Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23322
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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: 1961-015DX
Object number (NORAD): 357
Object ID (CCSDS): 357
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.233 minutes
Inclination: 66.8083 deg
SMA: 7242.487 km
Apoapsis: 868.127 km
Periapsis: 860.576 km
RAAN: 192.3957 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005213
Argument of periapsis: 171.8762 deg
Mean anomaly: 188.2412 deg
Mean motion: 14.08546517 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001364 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00083949 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 7:09 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00357U 61015DX 25125.29830868 .00001364 00000-0 83949-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00357 66.8083 192.3957 0005213 171.8762 188.2412 14.08546517238399
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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