Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23382
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: 98.186 minutes
Inclination: 66.5994 deg
SMA: 7050.053 km
Apoapsis: 700.444 km
Periapsis: 643.391 km
RAAN: 185.8875 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0040463
Argument of periapsis: 47.3974 deg
Mean anomaly: 313.0543 deg
Mean motion: 14.66608542 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005881 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001062 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00559U 61015GR 25185.42577156 .00005881 00000-0 10620-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00559 66.5994 185.8875 0040463 47.3974 313.0543 14.66608542298654
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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