Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23543
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.4
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: 1961-015GU
Object number (NORAD): 643
Object ID (CCSDS): 643
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.755 minutes
Inclination: 66.3699 deg
SMA: 7500.967 km
Apoapsis: 1367.456 km
Periapsis: 878.207 km
RAAN: 121.9653 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0326124
Argument of periapsis: 143.945 deg
Mean anomaly: 218.4081 deg
Mean motion: 13.3637052 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002526 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0037161 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 12:17 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 643U 61015GU 25346.01249851 .00002526 00000-0 37161-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 643 66.3699 121.9653 0326124 143.9450 218.4081 13.36370520 84988
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object 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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