Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23543
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.3
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: 1961-015FB
Object number (NORAD): 465
Object ID (CCSDS): 465
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.99 minutes
Inclination: 66.3192 deg
SMA: 7136.141 km
Apoapsis: 775.204 km
Periapsis: 740.808 km
RAAN: 40.6997 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00241002
Argument of periapsis: 65.3369 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.0237 deg
Mean motion: 14.4014964 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004335 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0013927526 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:06 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00465U 61015FB 25346.29598792 .00004335 00000-0 13928-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00465 66.3192 40.6997 0024100 65.3369 295.0237 14.40149640319181
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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