Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 1961-015EJ
Object number (NORAD): 409
Object ID (CCSDS): 409
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.842 minutes
Inclination: 66.7116 deg
SMA: 7176.641 km
Apoapsis: 838.73 km
Periapsis: 758.281 km
RAAN: 171.6246 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0056049
Argument of periapsis: 62.6057 deg
Mean anomaly: 298.0727 deg
Mean motion: 14.27976201 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000882 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00038306 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, 7:40 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00409U 61015EJ 25187.32003638 .00000882 00000-0 38306-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00409 66.7116 171.6246 0056049 62.6057 298.0727 14.27976201291904
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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