Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23448
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: 1961-015EC
Object number (NORAD): 403
Object ID (CCSDS): 403
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.259 minutes
Inclination: 66.8391 deg
SMA: 7337.873 km
Apoapsis: 974.778 km
Periapsis: 944.697 km
RAAN: 242.0802 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00204971
Argument of periapsis: 354.7326 deg
Mean anomaly: 75.7263 deg
Mean motion: 13.81171144 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000021 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000090146819 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 9:04 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00403U 61015EC 25251.37798809 .00000021 00000-0 90147-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00403 66.8391 242.0802 0020497 354.7326 75.7263 13.81171144232235
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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