Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23325
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: 105.176 minutes
Inclination: 66.7776 deg
SMA: 7380.807 km
Apoapsis: 1095.713 km
Periapsis: 909.632 km
RAAN: 227.4169 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0126057
Argument of periapsis: 305.8084 deg
Mean anomaly: 146.7154 deg
Mean motion: 13.69137155 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000702 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00084585 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 11:03 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00406U 61015EF 25128.46058444 .00000702 00000-0 84585-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00406 66.7776 227.4169 0126057 305.8084 146.7154 13.69137155165787
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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