THOR ABLESTAR DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23543

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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: 1961-015N

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: 102.712 minutes

Inclination: 66.6756 deg

SMA: 7265.107 km

Apoapsis: 949.719 km

Periapsis: 824.226 km

RAAN: 287.5243 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00863665

Argument of periapsis: 86.7073 deg

Mean anomaly: 274.3886 deg

Mean motion: 14.01973169 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000156 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00014930152 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:56 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00128U 61015N 25346.20592532 .00000156 00000-0 14930-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 00128 66.6756 287.5243 0086366 86.7073 274.3886 14.01973169288861

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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
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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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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