Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
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: 113.69 minutes
Inclination: 67.1616 deg
SMA: 7773.967 km
Apoapsis: 1848.138 km
Periapsis: 943.525 km
RAAN: 49.8983 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0581822
Argument of periapsis: 143.2403 deg
Mean anomaly: 251.8695 deg
Mean motion: 12.66597866 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000412 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0012539 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 00659U 61015HL 25188.91872825 .00000412 00000-0 12539-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00659 67.1616 49.8983 0581822 143.2403 251.8695 12.66597866947421
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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