Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23322
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.2
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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: 106.051 minutes
Inclination: 67.1588 deg
SMA: 7421.685 km
Apoapsis: 1274.695 km
Periapsis: 812.405 km
RAAN: 103.7682 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0311446
Argument of periapsis: 246.5683 deg
Mean anomaly: 110.2356 deg
Mean motion: 13.57841189 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002517 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.002614 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 8:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00560U 61015GS 25125.34079307 .00002517 00000-0 26140-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00560 67.1588 103.7682 0311446 246.5683 110.2356 13.57841189 99001
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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