Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23447
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
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: 1961-015NB
Object number (NORAD): 48823
Object ID (CCSDS): 48823
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.274 minutes
Inclination: 66.6587 deg
SMA: 7149.664 km
Apoapsis: 858.047 km
Periapsis: 685.01 km
RAAN: 28.0385 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01210107
Argument of periapsis: 282.9651 deg
Mean anomaly: 75.796 deg
Mean motion: 14.36065842 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000992 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00034258404 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 3:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48823U 61015NB 25249.65081002 .00000992 00000-0 34258-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 48823 66.6587 28.0385 0121011 282.9651 75.7960 14.36065842616994
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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