Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23437
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: 100.56 minutes
Inclination: 66.8961 deg
SMA: 7163.253 km
Apoapsis: 830.574 km
Periapsis: 739.661 km
RAAN: 5.5871 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00634578
Argument of periapsis: 170.7401 deg
Mean anomaly: 189.4886 deg
Mean motion: 14.31981344 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00008274 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.003039231 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 28, 2025, 2:53 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 27, 2025, 5:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 06748U 61015KN 25239.74504806 .00008274 00000-0 30392-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 06748 66.8961 5.5871 0063458 170.7401 189.4886 14.31981344248584
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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