Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23378
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: 100.597 minutes
Inclination: 66.8939 deg
SMA: 7165.018 km
Apoapsis: 835.092 km
Periapsis: 738.674 km
RAAN: 157.5658 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0067284
Argument of periapsis: 216.5713 deg
Mean anomaly: 143.0785 deg
Mean motion: 14.31452172 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002898 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010938 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: June 30, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: June 30, 2025, 8:14 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 06748U 61015KN 25181.34374774 .00002898 00000-0 10938-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 06748 66.8939 157.5658 0067284 216.5713 143.0785 14.31452172240225
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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