Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23322
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: 102.668 minutes
Inclination: 67.0043 deg
SMA: 7263.001 km
Apoapsis: 955.901 km
Periapsis: 813.831 km
RAAN: 226.443 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0097804
Argument of periapsis: 232.2154 deg
Mean anomaly: 127.0046 deg
Mean motion: 14.02583146 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000297 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023278 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 12:38 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48824U 61015NC 25125.52676656 .00000297 00000-0 23278-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 48824 67.0043 226.4430 0097804 232.2154 127.0046 14.02583146586043
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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