Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23544
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.8
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: 1961-015GT
Object number (NORAD): 561
Object ID (CCSDS): 561
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 116.003 minutes
Inclination: 67.7554 deg
SMA: 7879.053 km
Apoapsis: 1991.412 km
Periapsis: 1010.425 km
RAAN: 311.4708 deg
Eccentricy: 0.06225281
Argument of periapsis: 64.9128 deg
Mean anomaly: 46.7807 deg
Mean motion: 12.41342711 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001109 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0043107179 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 13, 2025, 5:47 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 7:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00561U 61015GT 25347.31869519 .00001109 00000-0 43107-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00561 67.7554 311.4708 0622528 64.9128 46.7807 12.41342711918058
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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