Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23443
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: 100.832 minutes
Inclination: 66.7146 deg
SMA: 7176.187 km
Apoapsis: 841.105 km
Periapsis: 754.999 km
RAAN: 19.4139 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00599947
Argument of periapsis: 17.6933 deg
Mean anomaly: 342.6235 deg
Mean motion: 14.28111576 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002144 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00087801904 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 5:31 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00409U 61015EJ 25245.72992745 .00002144 00000-0 87802-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00409 66.7146 19.4139 0059995 17.6933 342.6235 14.28111576300248
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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