Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.2
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: 1961-015FW
Object number (NORAD): 537
Object ID (CCSDS): 537
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.51 minutes
Inclination: 67.2258 deg
SMA: 7396.428 km
Apoapsis: 1145.078 km
Periapsis: 891.508 km
RAAN: 57.6469 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01714138
Argument of periapsis: 147.9342 deg
Mean anomaly: 30.4075 deg
Mean motion: 13.64802269 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000948 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0011393875 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 5:30 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00537U 61015FW 25246.22983265 .00000948 00000-0 11394-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00537 67.2258 57.6469 0171414 147.9342 30.4075 13.64802269976093
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.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
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
...
Latest news about this satellite
There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.
Newsletter sign-up
Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.
