Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 103.618 minutes
Inclination: 65.8409 deg
SMA: 7307.726 km
Apoapsis: 1077.766 km
Periapsis: 781.417 km
RAAN: 162.8644 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0202764
Argument of periapsis: 28.6314 deg
Mean anomaly: 332.5712 deg
Mean motion: 13.89726518 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000177 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017983 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:36 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 10:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48817U 61015MV 25186.94395700 .00000177 00000-0 17983-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 48817 65.8409 162.8644 0202764 28.6314 332.5712 13.89726518589148
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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