Key statistics
Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
23385
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 12.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
66.7
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: 1961-015KP
Object number (NORAD): 6842
Object ID (CCSDS): 6842
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 115.605 minutes
Inclination: 66.7326 deg
SMA: 7860.99 km
Apoapsis: 1996.366 km
Periapsis: 969.345 km
RAAN: 79.9087 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0653239
Argument of periapsis: 350.2029 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.8872 deg
Mean motion: 12.45623776 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000114 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00019847 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 5:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 6842U 61015KP 25187.72958714 -.00000114 00000-0 -19847-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 6842 66.7326 79.9087 0653239 350.2029 37.8872 12.45623776289389
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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