Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23497
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: 100.012 minutes
Inclination: 66.3161 deg
SMA: 7137.196 km
Apoapsis: 776.868 km
Periapsis: 741.253 km
RAAN: 163.1344 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00249501
Argument of periapsis: 107.9069 deg
Mean anomaly: 252.4755 deg
Mean motion: 14.39830488 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001671 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00055823393 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 10:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00465U 61015FB 25300.94258747 .00001671 00000-0 55823-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00465 66.3161 163.1344 0024950 107.9069 252.4755 14.39830488312659
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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