Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23446
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: 105.59 minutes
Inclination: 66.5642 deg
SMA: 7400.164 km
Apoapsis: 1142.015 km
Periapsis: 902.044 km
RAAN: 47.5318 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01621386
Argument of periapsis: 236.9755 deg
Mean anomaly: 278.4565 deg
Mean motion: 13.63768682 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000867 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010838857 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 9:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05715U 61015JS 25248.89520958 .00000867 00000-0 10839-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 05715 66.5642 47.5318 0162139 236.9755 278.4565 13.63768682162956
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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