Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23447
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: 107.783 minutes
Inclination: 66.3727 deg
SMA: 7502.297 km
Apoapsis: 1376.461 km
Periapsis: 871.863 km
RAAN: 338.5188 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03362959
Argument of periapsis: 197.8977 deg
Mean anomaly: 160.9993 deg
Mean motion: 13.36015195 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002163 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0031549336 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 12:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00643U 61015GU 25250.50453108 .00002163 00000-0 31549-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00643 66.3727 338.5188 0336296 197.8977 160.9993 13.36015195 72223
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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