Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23442
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.0
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: 1961-015JC
Object number (NORAD): 3744
Object ID (CCSDS): 3744
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.885 minutes
Inclination: 66.9767 deg
SMA: 7273.268 km
Apoapsis: 989.944 km
Periapsis: 800.321 km
RAAN: 104.4042 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01303563
Argument of periapsis: 317.7888 deg
Mean anomaly: 41.3216 deg
Mean motion: 13.99614411 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003696 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0023969192 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:25 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 4:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 03744U 61015JC 25244.68679821 .00003696 00000-0 23969-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 03744 66.9767 104.4042 0130356 317.7888 41.3216 13.99614411840127
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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