Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23327
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: 102.747 minutes
Inclination: 67.1217 deg
SMA: 7266.722 km
Apoapsis: 971.738 km
Periapsis: 805.435 km
RAAN: 227.6076 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0114428
Argument of periapsis: 101.4241 deg
Mean anomaly: 259.9724 deg
Mean motion: 14.01506011 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000876 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00059451 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 7:54 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05786U 61015KA 25130.32965711 .00000876 00000-0 59451-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 05786 67.1217 227.6076 0114428 101.4241 259.9724 14.01506011218092
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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