Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23386
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: 107.799 minutes
Inclination: 66.3688 deg
SMA: 7503.026 km
Apoapsis: 1377.547 km
Periapsis: 872.235 km
RAAN: 118.1627 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0336739
Argument of periapsis: 232.2466 deg
Mean anomaly: 124.7634 deg
Mean motion: 13.35820468 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000297 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0005201 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 7, 2025, 10:56 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 643U 61015GU 25188.89067544 .00000297 00000-0 52010-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 643 66.3688 118.1627 0336739 232.2466 124.7634 13.35820468 64382
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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