THOR ABLESTAR DEB

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23319

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.7

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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: 1961-015H

Object number (NORAD): 123

Object ID (CCSDS): 123

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.939 minutes

Inclination: 66.6853 deg

SMA: 7133.732 km

Apoapsis: 836.236 km

Periapsis: 674.958 km

RAAN: 84.4262 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0113039

Argument of periapsis: 214.9999 deg

Mean anomaly: 144.364 deg

Mean motion: 14.40879118 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001019 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00032158 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 2, 2025, 1:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 1, 2025, 9:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 123U 61015H 25121.90618534 .00001019 00000-0 32158-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 123 66.6853 84.4262 0113039 214.9999 144.3640 14.40879118320806

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Real-time ground track for satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object THOR ABLESTAR DEB.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
RUBIN 4/SL-8	SSO	2025-02-01 09:41:35	0.0001238839	785.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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