Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23497
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: 107.771 minutes
Inclination: 66.368 deg
SMA: 7501.734 km
Apoapsis: 1370.836 km
Periapsis: 876.362 km
RAAN: 224.3036 deg
Eccentricy: 0.03295733
Argument of periapsis: 169.8706 deg
Mean anomaly: 190.9205 deg
Mean motion: 13.36165497 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000776 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00120725 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, 9:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00643U 61015GU 25300.88099896 .00000776 00000-0 12072-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 00643 66.3680 224.3036 0329573 169.8706 190.9205 13.36165497 78950
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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