Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 102.822 minutes
Inclination: 66.9777 deg
SMA: 7270.26 km
Apoapsis: 986.039 km
Periapsis: 798.211 km
RAAN: 214.9665 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0129176
Argument of periapsis: 245.9173 deg
Mean anomaly: 112.8355 deg
Mean motion: 14.00483012 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003338 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0021382 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:06 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 11:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 3744U 61015JC 25345.98630639 .00003338 00000-0 21382-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 3744 66.9777 214.9665 0129176 245.9173 112.8355 14.00483012854300
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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