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

23383

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

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: 1961-015BB

Object number (NORAD): 177

Object ID (CCSDS): 177

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.791 minutes

Inclination: 66.6576 deg

SMA: 7221.608 km

Apoapsis: 924.573 km

Periapsis: 762.373 km

RAAN: 8.2816 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0112302

Argument of periapsis: 328.4598 deg

Mean anomaly: 30.9792 deg

Mean motion: 14.14659371 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000088 rev/day2

B* drag term: -0.0000024641 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 11:06 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 8:49 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 177U 61015BB 25186.86767945 -.00000088 00000-0 -24641-5 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 177 66.6576 8.2816 0112302 328.4598 30.9792 14.14659371292752

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-12 22:29:29 0.0001542141 213.0 (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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