Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23450
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.5
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: 1961-015ED
Object number (NORAD): 404
Object ID (CCSDS): 404
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 111.438 minutes
Inclination: 66.4719 deg
SMA: 7670.926 km
Apoapsis: 1721.135 km
Periapsis: 864.447 km
RAAN: 330.4351 deg
Eccentricy: 0.05583996
Argument of periapsis: 320.6077 deg
Mean anomaly: 35.5556 deg
Mean motion: 12.92203977 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000514 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010589363 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 11, 2025, 3:57 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 10, 2025, 12:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00404U 61015ED 25253.53767843 .00000514 00000-0 10589-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00404 66.4719 330.4351 0558400 320.6077 35.5556 12.92203977 7108
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite 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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