Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
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: 105.501 minutes
Inclination: 67.2242 deg
SMA: 7396.013 km
Apoapsis: 1142.438 km
Periapsis: 893.317 km
RAAN: 184.5704 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0168416
Argument of periapsis: 69.9448 deg
Mean anomaly: 10.2653 deg
Mean motion: 13.64917185 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000605 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00075636951 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:49 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00537U 61015FW 25347.70131465 .00000605 00000-0 75637-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00537 67.2242 184.5704 0168416 69.9448 10.2653 13.64917185989946
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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