Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.2
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: 1961-015GS
Object number (NORAD): 560
Object ID (CCSDS): 560
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.978 minutes
Inclination: 67.1605 deg
SMA: 7418.292 km
Apoapsis: 1261.018 km
Periapsis: 819.297 km
RAAN: 320.001 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02977241
Argument of periapsis: 83.9623 deg
Mean anomaly: 279.528 deg
Mean motion: 13.58772786 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002763 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0028913308 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:59 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00560U 61015GS 25346.24951950 .00002763 00000-0 28913-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00560 67.1605 320.0010 0297724 83.9623 279.5280 13.58772786129005
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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