Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 102.905 minutes
Inclination: 66.8804 deg
SMA: 7274.178 km
Apoapsis: 957.615 km
Periapsis: 834.472 km
RAAN: 68.6848 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00846436
Argument of periapsis: 301.4553 deg
Mean anomaly: 57.8276 deg
Mean motion: 13.99351557 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000029 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024505153 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00530U 61015FU 25346.30433753 .00000290 00000-0 24505-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00530 66.8804 68.6848 0084644 301.4553 57.8276 13.99351557281474
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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