Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23321
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.9
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: 1961-015KN
Object number (NORAD): 6748
Object ID (CCSDS): 6748
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.637 minutes
Inclination: 66.8955 deg
SMA: 7166.891 km
Apoapsis: 836.507 km
Periapsis: 741.005 km
RAAN: 306.9316 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0066627
Argument of periapsis: 256.732 deg
Mean anomaly: 102.6343 deg
Mean motion: 14.30890992 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007737 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0029 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 4, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 3, 2025, 9:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 06748U 61015KN 25123.90099276 .00007737 00000-0 29000-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 06748 66.8955 306.9316 0066627 256.7320 102.6343 14.30890992232007
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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