Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23550
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: 111.426 minutes
Inclination: 66.4698 deg
SMA: 7670.399 km
Apoapsis: 1721.623 km
Periapsis: 862.905 km
RAAN: 120.8497 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0559761
Argument of periapsis: 267.8139 deg
Mean anomaly: 85.8725 deg
Mean motion: 12.92337101 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000506 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010397 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 19, 2025, 9:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 19, 2025, 10:47 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 404U 61015ED 25353.44987013 .00000506 00000-0 10397-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 404 66.4698 120.8497 0559761 267.8139 85.8725 12.92337101 20016
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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