Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 105.515 minutes
Inclination: 67.2242 deg
SMA: 7396.665 km
Apoapsis: 1147.601 km
Periapsis: 889.46 km
RAAN: 192.6478 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0174498
Argument of periapsis: 192.5415 deg
Mean anomaly: 319.0525 deg
Mean motion: 13.64736531 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000032 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00043455 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 10:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00537U 61015FW 25187.45074183 .00000320 00000-0 43455-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00537 67.2242 192.6478 0174498 192.5415 319.0525 13.64736531968071
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.
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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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