Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
65.7
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: 1961-015GQ
Object number (NORAD): 558
Object ID (CCSDS): 558
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 111.939 minutes
Inclination: 65.6965 deg
SMA: 7693.919 km
Apoapsis: 1686.219 km
Periapsis: 945.348 km
RAAN: 173.0368 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0481465
Argument of periapsis: 237.683 deg
Mean anomaly: 306.4292 deg
Mean motion: 12.86415858 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000109 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00042302 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 4:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00558U 61015GQ 25188.69531389 .00000109 00000-0 42302-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00558 65.6965 173.0368 0481465 237.6830 306.4292 12.86415858 5247
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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