Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 106.131 minutes
Inclination: 66.5569 deg
SMA: 7425.453 km
Apoapsis: 1224.862 km
Periapsis: 869.775 km
RAAN: 160.4849 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02391012
Argument of periapsis: 74.3757 deg
Mean anomaly: 288.3549 deg
Mean motion: 13.56807737 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002718 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0032677205 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00467U 61015FD 25347.64613502 .00002718 00000-0 32677-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00467 66.5569 160.4849 0239101 74.3757 288.3549 13.56807737255768
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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