Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23383
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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: 1961-015FS
Object number (NORAD): 480
Object ID (CCSDS): 480
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.952 minutes
Inclination: 66.2374 deg
SMA: 7134.337 km
Apoapsis: 812.833 km
Periapsis: 699.571 km
RAAN: 282.5062 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0079378
Argument of periapsis: 354.5046 deg
Mean anomaly: 5.5173 deg
Mean motion: 14.40696023 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000915 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030431 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00480U 61015FS 25186.55717698 .00000915 00000-0 30431-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00480 66.2374 282.5062 0079378 354.5046 5.5173 14.40696023304854
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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