Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
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: 1961-015EF
Object number (NORAD): 406
Object ID (CCSDS): 406
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.155 minutes
Inclination: 66.7783 deg
SMA: 7379.841 km
Apoapsis: 1087.711 km
Periapsis: 915.701 km
RAAN: 70.7575 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01165405
Argument of periapsis: 163.0012 deg
Mean anomaly: 348.8344 deg
Mean motion: 13.69406155 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000607 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00074418977 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, 4:07 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00406U 61015EF 25347.67206466 .00000607 00000-0 74419-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00406 66.7783 70.7575 0116541 163.0012 348.8344 13.69406155195796
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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