Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23543
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.7
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
67.2
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: 1961-015HL
Object number (NORAD): 659
Object ID (CCSDS): 659
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 113.68 minutes
Inclination: 67.1601 deg
SMA: 7773.474 km
Apoapsis: 1847.537 km
Periapsis: 943.141 km
RAAN: 104.5561 deg
Eccentricy: 0.05817191
Argument of periapsis: 45.052 deg
Mean anomaly: 101.7994 deg
Mean motion: 12.66718258 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000181 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00063001541 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 6:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00659U 61015HL 25345.75657909 .00000181 00000-0 63002-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00659 67.1601 104.5561 0581719 45.0520 101.7994 12.66718258967281
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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