Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23378
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: 100.401 minutes
Inclination: 66.8337 deg
SMA: 7155.701 km
Apoapsis: 813.98 km
Periapsis: 741.152 km
RAAN: 356.5089 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0050888
Argument of periapsis: 100.3684 deg
Mean anomaly: 260.3159 deg
Mean motion: 14.34248811 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000088 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00033862 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 1, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: June 30, 2025, 9:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00469U 61015FF 25181.91418465 .00000880 00000-0 33862-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00469 66.8337 356.5089 0050888 100.3684 260.3159 14.34248811302626
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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