Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23545
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: 103.609 minutes
Inclination: 65.8412 deg
SMA: 7307.313 km
Apoapsis: 1086.557 km
Periapsis: 771.798 km
RAAN: 115.6462 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02153728
Argument of periapsis: 308.1652 deg
Mean anomaly: 50.0184 deg
Mean motion: 13.89844589 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000317 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0002705509 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48817U 61015MV 25347.63289620 .00000317 00000-0 27055-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 48817 65.8412 115.6462 0215373 308.1652 50.0184 13.89844589611473
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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