Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23437
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 1961-015JT
Object number (NORAD): 5716
Object ID (CCSDS): 5716
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.359 minutes
Inclination: 66.6974 deg
SMA: 7058.364 km
Apoapsis: 734.633 km
Periapsis: 625.824 km
RAAN: 351.2249 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00770782
Argument of periapsis: 246.9663 deg
Mean anomaly: 112.3311 deg
Mean motion: 14.64019039 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002652 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00050335906 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 25, 2025, 9:12 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 25, 2025, 10:31 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05716U 61015JT 25237.43857957 .00002652 00000-0 50336-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 05716 66.6974 351.2249 0077078 246.9663 112.3311 14.64019039317077
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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