Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
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: 104.26 minutes
Inclination: 66.8419 deg
SMA: 7337.911 km
Apoapsis: 971.471 km
Periapsis: 948.08 km
RAAN: 31.9227 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0015938
Argument of periapsis: 44.0484 deg
Mean anomaly: 60.6418 deg
Mean motion: 13.8116049 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000008 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000077563 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:25 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 403U 61015EC 25188.89265359 .00000008 00000-0 77563-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 403 66.8419 31.9227 0015938 44.0484 60.6418 13.81160490224126
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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