Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23324
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015FU
Object number (NORAD): 530
Object ID (CCSDS): 530
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.913 minutes
Inclination: 66.8796 deg
SMA: 7274.572 km
Apoapsis: 949.199 km
Periapsis: 843.674 km
RAAN: 248.2182 deg
Eccentricy: 0.007253
Argument of periapsis: 102.9788 deg
Mean anomaly: 257.9407 deg
Mean motion: 13.99238109 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000183 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00017548 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 5:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00530U 61015FU 25127.73325305 .00000183 00000-0 17548-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00530 66.8796 248.2182 0072530 102.9788 257.9407 13.99238109250894
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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