Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23438
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.2
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: 1961-015FM
Object number (NORAD): 475
Object ID (CCSDS): 475
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.284 minutes
Inclination: 66.2198 deg
SMA: 7197.616 km
Apoapsis: 927.696 km
Periapsis: 711.267 km
RAAN: 68.3167 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01503478
Argument of periapsis: 283.7189 deg
Mean anomaly: 74.7203 deg
Mean motion: 14.21738547 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000181 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00076842174 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 9:53 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00475U 61015FM 25240.91242858 .00001810 00000-0 76842-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00475 66.2198 68.3167 0150348 283.7189 74.7203 14.21738547246209
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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