Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23447
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: 105.166 minutes
Inclination: 66.7778 deg
SMA: 7380.354 km
Apoapsis: 1094.998 km
Periapsis: 909.439 km
RAAN: 298.8599 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01257115
Argument of periapsis: 227.0334 deg
Mean anomaly: 315.7329 deg
Mean motion: 13.69263364 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000569 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00069914617 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 9:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00406U 61015EF 25250.90260444 .00000569 00000-0 69915-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00406 66.7778 298.8599 0125712 227.0334 315.7329 13.69263364182545
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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