Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23444
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: 106.022 minutes
Inclination: 67.1574 deg
SMA: 7420.332 km
Apoapsis: 1268.484 km
Periapsis: 815.91 km
RAAN: 188.5865 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03049557
Argument of periapsis: 158.8434 deg
Mean anomaly: 202.5568 deg
Mean motion: 13.58212674 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001165 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012537818 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 1:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00560U 61015GS 25246.04928216 .00001165 00000-0 12538-2 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 00560 67.1574 188.5865 0304956 158.8434 202.5568 13.58212674115390
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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