Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23487
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: 102.948 minutes
Inclination: 67.7353 deg
SMA: 7276.226 km
Apoapsis: 974.364 km
Periapsis: 821.817 km
RAAN: 268.6252 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01048255
Argument of periapsis: 213.1474 deg
Mean anomaly: 146.3021 deg
Mean motion: 13.98761039 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001901 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001306463 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 7:18 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00552U 61015GM 25290.80471419 .00001901 00000-0 13065-2 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 00552 67.7353 268.6252 0104826 213.1474 146.3021 13.98761039222795
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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