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

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.8

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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: 1961-015MC

Object number (NORAD): 19302

Object ID (CCSDS): 19302

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.056 minutes

Inclination: 66.8442 deg

SMA: 7234.139 km

Apoapsis: 891.072 km

Periapsis: 820.937 km

RAAN: 279.6332 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0048475

Argument of periapsis: 119.773 deg

Mean anomaly: 240.8194 deg

Mean motion: 14.10985189 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001327 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00077376 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 7:34 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 19302U 61015MC 25345.81559553 .00001327 00000-0 77376-3 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 19302 66.8442 279.6332 0048475 119.7730 240.8194 14.10985189928413

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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
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2025-10-13 11:32:46	0.0002679445	291.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-4C R/B	SSO	2025-04-30 12:59:43	0.0005402403	317.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-04-14 16:11:15	0.0001202877	216.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-11-22 17:09:05	0.001094758	99.0 (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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