Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23487
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: 102.724 minutes
Inclination: 67.1199 deg
SMA: 7265.666 km
Apoapsis: 976.199 km
Periapsis: 798.864 km
RAAN: 193.7804 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01220363
Argument of periapsis: 334.4705 deg
Mean anomaly: 25.0385 deg
Mean motion: 14.01811382 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001332 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00086743888 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 7:26 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05786U 61015KA 25290.81013870 .00001332 00000-0 86744-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 05786 67.1199 193.7804 0122036 334.4705 25.0385 14.01811382240584
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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