Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23488
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.6
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: 1961-015GR
Object number (NORAD): 559
Object ID (CCSDS): 559
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.054 minutes
Inclination: 66.5991 deg
SMA: 7043.751 km
Apoapsis: 699.978 km
Periapsis: 631.255 km
RAAN: 248.7329 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00487831
Argument of periapsis: 326.714 deg
Mean anomaly: 33.0911 deg
Mean motion: 14.68577029 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00022957 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0038794409 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 10:54 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00559U 61015GR 25291.95417837 .00022957 00000-0 38794-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00559 66.5991 248.7329 0048783 326.7140 33.0911 14.68577029314289
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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