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

23444

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

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: 1961-015CG

Object number (NORAD): 260

Object ID (CCSDS): 260

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.805 minutes

Inclination: 66.7663 deg

SMA: 7127.372 km

Apoapsis: 783.388 km

Periapsis: 715.086 km

RAAN: 243.9077 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00479149

Argument of periapsis: 324.182 deg

Mean anomaly: 35.6074 deg

Mean motion: 14.42808295 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003826 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0011549399 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 3:45 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00260U 61015CG 25247.15668523 .00003826 00000-0 11549-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 00260 66.7663 243.9077 0047915 324.1820 35.6074 14.42808295315054

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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
NOAA 17 DEB	SSO	2025-07-25 05:19:56	0.0001082621	125.0 (m)	DEBRIS
EYESAT A	SSO	2024-06-10 20:17:49	0.0004187887	430.0 (m)	PAYLOAD

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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