Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
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: 1961-015MU
Object number (NORAD): 48816
Object ID (CCSDS): 48816
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.271 minutes
Inclination: 66.8045 deg
SMA: 7244.285 km
Apoapsis: 935.567 km
Periapsis: 796.732 km
RAAN: 267.0739 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00958239
Argument of periapsis: 37.0625 deg
Mean anomaly: 323.7029 deg
Mean motion: 14.08022154 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001252 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00074963555 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 2, 2025, 3:25 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 1, 2025, 6:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48816U 61015MU 25244.76858113 .00001252 00000-0 74964-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 48816 66.8045 267.0739 0095824 37.0625 323.7029 14.08022154605221
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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