Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23446
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.3
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: 1961-015JB
Object number (NORAD): 3740
Object ID (CCSDS): 3740
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.979 minutes
Inclination: 66.3328 deg
SMA: 7230.47 km
Apoapsis: 917.451 km
Periapsis: 787.219 km
RAAN: 60.1312 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00900572
Argument of periapsis: 208.7598 deg
Mean anomaly: 150.8507 deg
Mean motion: 14.12059426 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000961 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00054839047 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, noon UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03740U 61015JB 25249.50030942 .00000961 00000-0 54839-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 03740 66.3328 60.1312 0090057 208.7598 150.8507 14.12059426281974
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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