Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23497
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
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: 1961-015KE
Object number (NORAD): 5826
Object ID (CCSDS): 5826
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.061 minutes
Inclination: 66.6795 deg
SMA: 7281.516 km
Apoapsis: 953.203 km
Periapsis: 853.558 km
RAAN: 170.0703 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00684234
Argument of periapsis: 57.1262 deg
Mean anomaly: 303.6379 deg
Mean motion: 13.97237006 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000091 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00069160252 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 2:18 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 3:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 05826U 61015KE 25300.63606586 .00000910 00000-0 69160-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 05826 66.6795 170.0703 0068423 57.1262 303.6379 13.97237006238233
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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