Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.6
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: 1961-015FD
Object number (NORAD): 467
Object ID (CCSDS): 467
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.187 minutes
Inclination: 66.5568 deg
SMA: 7428.022 km
Apoapsis: 1229.031 km
Periapsis: 870.744 km
RAAN: 171.4322 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0241173
Argument of periapsis: 175.3121 deg
Mean anomaly: 185.028 deg
Mean motion: 13.56103877 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001124 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014141 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 7:21 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00467U 61015FD 25188.30656359 .00001124 00000-0 14141-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00467 66.5568 171.4322 0241173 175.3121 185.0280 13.56103877234153
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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