Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 104.481 minutes
Inclination: 66.7495 deg
SMA: 7348.251 km
Apoapsis: 1033.688 km
Periapsis: 906.545 km
RAAN: 108.2322 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00865126
Argument of periapsis: 50.2836 deg
Mean anomaly: 10.5567 deg
Mean motion: 13.7824605 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000627 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0006760191 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 9:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 04005U 61015JK 25347.40948494 .00000627 00000-0 67602-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04005 66.7495 108.2322 0086513 50.2836 10.5567 13.78246050862199
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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