THOR ABLESTAR DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23491

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.5

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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: 1961-015J

Object number (NORAD): 124

Object ID (CCSDS): 124

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.325 minutes

Inclination: 66.5433 deg

SMA: 7152.078 km

Apoapsis: 828.802 km

Periapsis: 719.083 km

RAAN: 156.9233 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0076704

Argument of periapsis: 294.4631 deg

Mean anomaly: 64.8481 deg

Mean motion: 14.35338835 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000728 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00027511 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 7:55 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 124U 61015J 25294.83048716 .00000728 00000-0 27511-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 124 66.5433 156.9233 0076704 294.4631 64.8481 14.35338835324719

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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
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-02-03 02:11:03	0.0001146302	111.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-01-10 11:02:14	0.0001114712	125.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2024-11-13 08:00:54	0.005911705	114.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-11-11 15:26:27	0.0005971652	819.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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