Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23446
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: 101.81 minutes
Inclination: 66.4965 deg
SMA: 7222.501 km
Apoapsis: 900.855 km
Periapsis: 787.877 km
RAAN: 284.617 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00782122
Argument of periapsis: 352.8786 deg
Mean anomaly: 7.1184 deg
Mean motion: 14.14397027 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000806 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00045097852 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 8:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00416U 61015ER 25249.84209964 .00000806 00000-0 45098-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00416 66.4965 284.6170 0078212 352.8786 7.1184 14.14397027291771
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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