Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23446
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: 111.937 minutes
Inclination: 65.6994 deg
SMA: 7693.847 km
Apoapsis: 1684.057 km
Periapsis: 947.368 km
RAAN: 42.7614 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0478752
Argument of periapsis: 213.5179 deg
Mean anomaly: 156.1031 deg
Mean motion: 12.86433739 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000025 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00076893779 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 4:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00558U 61015GQ 25249.68492672 .00000250 00000-0 76894-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 00558 65.6994 42.7614 0478752 213.5179 156.1031 12.86433739 13090
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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