Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.8
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: 1961-015NG
Object number (NORAD): 48828
Object ID (CCSDS): 48828
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.306 minutes
Inclination: 66.7607 deg
SMA: 7293.081 km
Apoapsis: 957.61 km
Periapsis: 872.282 km
RAAN: 253.5026 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0058499
Argument of periapsis: 2.8102 deg
Mean anomaly: 17.0569 deg
Mean motion: 13.9391478 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000017 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000070864 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 4:36 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 11:34 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 48828U 61015NG 25185.48242884 .00000017 00000-0 70864-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 48828 66.7607 253.5026 0058499 2.8102 17.0569 13.93914780590978
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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