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

23382

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.8

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: 1961-015AJ

Object number (NORAD): 148

Object ID (CCSDS): 148

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.125 minutes

Inclination: 65.7734 deg

SMA: 7237.36 km

Apoapsis: 958.034 km

Periapsis: 760.415 km

RAAN: 308.1351 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0136527

Argument of periapsis: 144.1735 deg

Mean anomaly: 216.8599 deg

Mean motion: 14.10043558 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000104 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00058538 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 11:51 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00148U 61015AJ 25185.49411524 .00001040 00000-0 58538-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 00148 65.7734 308.1351 0136527 144.1735 216.8599 14.10043558709947

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
SL-8 R/B LEO 2024-09-18 15:18:20 0.0003463787 652.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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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