Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23494
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.5
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: 1961-015ER
Object number (NORAD): 416
Object ID (CCSDS): 416
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.803 minutes
Inclination: 66.4997 deg
SMA: 7222.163 km
Apoapsis: 903.778 km
Periapsis: 784.278 km
RAAN: 160.8307 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00827314
Argument of periapsis: 321.8152 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.7093 deg
Mean motion: 14.14496435 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000547 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00031823726 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 11:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00416U 61015ER 25297.99430671 .00000547 00000-0 31824-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00416 66.4997 160.8307 0082731 321.8152 37.7093 14.14496435298584
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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