Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 101.983 minutes
Inclination: 66.3314 deg
SMA: 7230.651 km
Apoapsis: 920.427 km
Periapsis: 784.605 km
RAAN: 220.9752 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0093921
Argument of periapsis: 245.6149 deg
Mean anomaly: 113.5113 deg
Mean motion: 14.12006409 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000206 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015252 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, 2:24 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03740U 61015JB 25187.10011049 .00000206 00000-0 15252-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 03740 66.3314 220.9752 0093921 245.6149 113.5113 14.12006409273162
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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