Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23439
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.7
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: 1961-015GM
Object number (NORAD): 552
Object ID (CCSDS): 552
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.964 minutes
Inclination: 67.738 deg
SMA: 7276.979 km
Apoapsis: 975.752 km
Periapsis: 821.936 km
RAAN: 22.9666 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01056866
Argument of periapsis: 253.3677 deg
Mean anomaly: 105.5789 deg
Mean motion: 13.98543847 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002184 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014983219 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 5:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00552U 61015GM 25242.74984976 .00002184 00000-0 14983-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00552 67.7380 22.9666 0105687 253.3677 105.5789 13.98543847216079
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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