Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.0
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: 1961-015NC
Object number (NORAD): 48824
Object ID (CCSDS): 48824
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.659 minutes
Inclination: 67.0051 deg
SMA: 7262.612 km
Apoapsis: 947.77 km
Periapsis: 821.183 km
RAAN: 38.4092 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00871498
Argument of periapsis: 60.6937 deg
Mean anomaly: 300.2823 deg
Mean motion: 14.02695859 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000164 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015086118 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, 10:17 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48824U 61015NC 25347.42871511 .00000164 00000-0 15086-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 48824 67.0051 38.4092 0087150 60.6937 300.2823 14.02695859617163
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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