Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23490
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.4
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: 1961-015EP
Object number (NORAD): 414
Object ID (CCSDS): 414
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.534 minutes
Inclination: 66.445 deg
SMA: 7350.738 km
Apoapsis: 1013.241 km
Periapsis: 931.965 km
RAAN: 326.3024 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00552846
Argument of periapsis: 261.4525 deg
Mean anomaly: 153.3733 deg
Mean motion: 13.77546811 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000123 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019788975 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 20, 2025, 10:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00414U 61015EP 25293.93377441 .00000123 00000-0 19789-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00414 66.4450 326.3024 0055285 261.4525 153.3733 13.77546811229074
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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