Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23439
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.1
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: 1961-015KA
Object number (NORAD): 5786
Object ID (CCSDS): 5786
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.736 minutes
Inclination: 67.1216 deg
SMA: 7266.208 km
Apoapsis: 973.775 km
Periapsis: 802.37 km
RAAN: 318.6525 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01179461
Argument of periapsis: 13.5161 deg
Mean anomaly: 346.9037 deg
Mean motion: 14.01654774 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000456 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0003303806 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 28, 2025, 2:53 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 27, 2025, 10:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05786U 61015KA 25239.93644825 .00000456 00000-0 33038-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 05786 67.1216 318.6525 0117946 13.5161 346.9037 14.01654774233454
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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