Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 102.666 minutes
Inclination: 67.0044 deg
SMA: 7262.918 km
Apoapsis: 952.789 km
Periapsis: 816.777 km
RAAN: 76.9342 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0093634
Argument of periapsis: 188.1245 deg
Mean anomaly: 171.8331 deg
Mean motion: 14.02607128 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000077 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000096359 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:35 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48824U 61015NC 25186.06654151 .00000077 00000-0 96359-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 48824 67.0044 76.9342 0093634 188.1245 171.8331 14.02607128594535
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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