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

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

65.7

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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: 1961-015LH

Object number (NORAD): 17648

Object ID (CCSDS): 17648

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.847 minutes

Inclination: 65.7354 deg

SMA: 7176.888 km

Apoapsis: 850.27 km

Periapsis: 747.236 km

RAAN: 282.738 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00717816

Argument of periapsis: 247.4026 deg

Mean anomaly: 111.9458 deg

Mean motion: 14.27902268 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00007809 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0030958369 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 8, 2025, 3:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 7, 2025, 1:12 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 17648U 61015LH 25341.55012572 .00007809 00000-0 30958-2 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 17648 65.7354 282.7380 0071782 247.4026 111.9458 14.27902268729747

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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
THOR BURNER 2 R/B	SSO	2025-07-29 02:08:25	0.0001043325	355.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-15 17:00:21	0.0001138485	735.0 (m)	DEBRIS
ARIANE 1 DEB	SSO	2024-11-08 15:45:18	0.0002277927	612.0 (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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