Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23438
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: 102.664 minutes
Inclination: 67.0047 deg
SMA: 7262.844 km
Apoapsis: 949.567 km
Periapsis: 819.851 km
RAAN: 303.9776 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00893011
Argument of periapsis: 147.1742 deg
Mean anomaly: 213.4937 deg
Mean motion: 14.02628677 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000114 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011995674 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 28, 2025, 2:53 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 27, 2025, 9:39 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48824U 61015NC 25239.90265220 .00000114 00000-0 11996-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 48824 67.0047 303.9776 0089301 147.1742 213.4937 14.02628677602082
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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