Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23445
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
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: 1961-015JK
Object number (NORAD): 4005
Object ID (CCSDS): 4005
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.491 minutes
Inclination: 66.7522 deg
SMA: 7348.744 km
Apoapsis: 1033.696 km
Periapsis: 907.522 km
RAAN: 347.7459 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00858469
Argument of periapsis: 123.1617 deg
Mean anomaly: 307.5738 deg
Mean motion: 13.78107413 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000548 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00060124459 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 5, 2025, 4:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 9:50 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04005U 61015JK 25247.41033194 .00000548 00000-0 60124-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 04005 66.7522 347.7459 0085847 123.1617 307.5738 13.78107413848414
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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