Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23487
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 1961-015NA
Object number (NORAD): 48822
Object ID (CCSDS): 48822
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.424 minutes
Inclination: 66.7157 deg
SMA: 7251.503 km
Apoapsis: 960.503 km
Periapsis: 786.233 km
RAAN: 255.2057 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0120161
Argument of periapsis: 202.4503 deg
Mean anomaly: 157.1301 deg
Mean motion: 14.05920372 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000279 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020572 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 7:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 6:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48822U 61015NA 25290.28348041 .00000279 00000-0 20572-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 48822 66.7157 255.2057 0120161 202.4503 157.1301 14.05920372610605
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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