Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23438
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.8
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: 1961-015MV
Object number (NORAD): 48817
Object ID (CCSDS): 48817
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.616 minutes
Inclination: 65.8435 deg
SMA: 7307.64 km
Apoapsis: 1080.886 km
Periapsis: 778.123 km
RAAN: 25.5562 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0207155
Argument of periapsis: 0.9805 deg
Mean anomaly: 359.163 deg
Mean motion: 13.89751285 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000114 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013575614 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 3:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48817U 61015MV 25241.13202139 .00000114 00000-0 13576-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 48817 65.8435 25.5562 0207155 0.9805 359.1630 13.89751285596677
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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