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

23384

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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: 1961-015N

Object number (NORAD): 128

Object ID (CCSDS): 128

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.717 minutes

Inclination: 66.6765 deg

SMA: 7265.328 km

Apoapsis: 956.985 km

Periapsis: 817.402 km

RAAN: 324.033 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0096061

Argument of periapsis: 199.9974 deg

Mean anomaly: 159.7335 deg

Mean motion: 14.0190931 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000063 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000090018 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:49 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00128U 61015N 25187.61776806 .00000063 00000-0 90018-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 00128 66.6765 324.0330 0096061 199.9974 159.7335 14.01909310266638

Live tracking on map

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
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-12-20 09:01:20 0.0002192761 280.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-08-25 06:46:41 0.0001889036 256.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-07-07 12:17:00 0.000228515 55.0 (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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Launch to space Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
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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