THOR ABLESTAR DEB

Satellite information

Favourite Embed

Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23494

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.1

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: 1961-015CA

Object number (NORAD): 245

Object ID (CCSDS): 245

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.571 minutes

Inclination: 66.1034 deg

SMA: 7211.194 km

Apoapsis: 871.161 km

Periapsis: 794.957 km

RAAN: 69.9636 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00528377

Argument of periapsis: 327.5728 deg

Mean anomaly: 32.2115 deg

Mean motion: 14.17724936 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000101 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0005305545 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 5:27 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00245U 61015CA 25297.72772795 .00001010 00000-0 53055-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 00245 66.1034 69.9636 0052838 327.5728 32.2115 14.17724936294498

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 2025-06-17 06:11:13 0.0001270492 34.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-11-02 02:17:03 0.0001116162 74.0 (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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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

...

Latest news about this satellite

There are no fresh news available about this satellite. Check back as we update our databases every day.


Newsletter sign-up

Weekly statistics, charts and insights to help you stay on top of the space industry.