Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
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: 105.171 minutes
Inclination: 66.778 deg
SMA: 7380.578 km
Apoapsis: 1096.011 km
Periapsis: 908.875 km
RAAN: 89.0244 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0126776
Argument of periapsis: 268.0009 deg
Mean anomaly: 169.257 deg
Mean motion: 13.69200878 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000331 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0004407 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 4:29 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00406U 61015EF 25187.18702728 .00000331 00000-0 44070-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00406 66.7780 89.0244 0126776 268.0009 169.2570 13.69200878173822
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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