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

≈ 14.5

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: 1961-015CF

Object number (NORAD): 254

Object ID (CCSDS): 254

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.179 minutes

Inclination: 66.7744 deg

SMA: 7097.534 km

Apoapsis: 766.407 km

Periapsis: 672.391 km

RAAN: 64.6416 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00662313

Argument of periapsis: 225.162 deg

Mean anomaly: 134.4098 deg

Mean motion: 14.51916063 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00004456 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0010947073 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 4:30 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00254U 61015CF 25346.18767869 .00004456 00000-0 10947-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 00254 66.7744 64.6416 0066231 225.1620 134.4098 14.51916063346525

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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
CZ-4 DEB	SSO	2025-05-14 09:13:17	0.0001174959	766.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2025-02-09 09:13:06	0.0007335741	47.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
COSMOS 1867 COOLANT	LEO	2024-11-11 23:10:59	0.0002498464	109.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-8 DEB	LEO	2024-11-11 07:23:52	0.0008316344	187.0 (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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