Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23384
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: 106.036 minutes
Inclination: 67.161 deg
SMA: 7420.982 km
Apoapsis: 1271.333 km
Periapsis: 814.361 km
RAAN: 322.4115 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0307892
Argument of periapsis: 201.1173 deg
Mean anomaly: 157.6953 deg
Mean motion: 13.58034199 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000231 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0024129 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 8:33 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00560U 61015GS 25187.35672281 .00002310 00000-0 24129-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00560 67.1610 322.4115 0307892 201.1173 157.6953 13.58034199107429
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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