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

23543

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.5

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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: 1961-015KV

Object number (NORAD): 13512

Object ID (CCSDS): 13512

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.376 minutes

Inclination: 65.4682 deg

SMA: 7106.895 km

Apoapsis: 746.875 km

Periapsis: 710.645 km

RAAN: 162.5837 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00254891

Argument of periapsis: 1.1206 deg

Mean anomaly: 32.0091 deg

Mean motion: 14.49048556 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00026613 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0069643627 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 12:16 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 13512U 61015KV 25345.51127700 .00026613 00000-0 69644-2 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 13512 65.4682 162.5837 0025489 1.1206 32.0091 14.49048556315443

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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
OPAL	SSO	2025-12-02 02:14:32	0.0002973899	148.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-08-10 19:50:51	0.0001073159	81.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-06-02 22:39:29	0.0001158915	126.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2025-06-02 01:10:50	0.0002213374	84.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2025-05-22 06:48:58	0.0001115613	120.0 (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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