Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23501
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.6
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: 1961-015JS
Object number (NORAD): 5715
Object ID (CCSDS): 5715
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.576 minutes
Inclination: 66.5629 deg
SMA: 7399.524 km
Apoapsis: 1140.295 km
Periapsis: 902.482 km
RAAN: 276.9311 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0160695
Argument of periapsis: 205.1243 deg
Mean anomaly: 276.025 deg
Mean motion: 13.63945764 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000417 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00056502 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 6:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 31, 2025, 7:49 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 5715U 61015JS 25304.32576957 .00000417 00000-0 56502-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 5715 66.5629 276.9311 0160695 205.1243 276.0250 13.63945764170511
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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