Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23328
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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: 1961-015FF
Object number (NORAD): 469
Object ID (CCSDS): 469
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.41 minutes
Inclination: 66.8311 deg
SMA: 7156.107 km
Apoapsis: 815.4 km
Periapsis: 740.545 km
RAAN: 128.025 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0052301
Argument of periapsis: 142.6511 deg
Mean anomaly: 217.8245 deg
Mean motion: 14.34126601 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001219 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00045812 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 4:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00469U 61015FF 25131.70426905 .00001219 00000-0 45812-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00469 66.8311 128.0250 0052301 142.6511 217.8245 14.34126601295424
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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