Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23324
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: 106.204 minutes
Inclination: 66.5595 deg
SMA: 7428.84 km
Apoapsis: 1229.692 km
Periapsis: 871.717 km
RAAN: 312.1404 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0240936
Argument of periapsis: 211.1743 deg
Mean anomaly: 147.4837 deg
Mean motion: 13.55880069 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002125 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0026076 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 7:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00467U 61015FD 25127.82668015 .00002125 00000-0 26076-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00467 66.5595 312.1404 0240936 211.1743 147.4837 13.55880069225955
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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