Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23543
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.6
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: 1961-015NE
Object number (NORAD): 48826
Object ID (CCSDS): 48826
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.514 minutes
Inclination: 66.5947 deg
SMA: 7161.051 km
Apoapsis: 813.691 km
Periapsis: 752.142 km
RAAN: 142.1039 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00429746
Argument of periapsis: 129.4596 deg
Mean anomaly: 251.8265 deg
Mean motion: 14.32641634 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002957 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001106393 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 10, 2025, 10:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 9, 2025, 5:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48826U 61015NE 25343.73071547 .00002957 00000-0 11064-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 48826 66.5947 142.1039 0042975 129.4596 251.8265 14.32641634627558
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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