Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23449
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.0
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: 1961-015GC
Object number (NORAD): 543
Object ID (CCSDS): 543
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.179 minutes
Inclination: 67.0294 deg
SMA: 7380.967 km
Apoapsis: 1049.644 km
Periapsis: 956.019 km
RAAN: 241.355 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00634237
Argument of periapsis: 39.5397 deg
Mean anomaly: 113.616 deg
Mean motion: 13.69092863 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000164 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00026755651 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 10:23 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00543U 61015GC 25251.43281718 .00000164 00000-0 26756-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00543 67.0294 241.3550 0063424 39.5397 113.6160 13.69092863198123
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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