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

23386

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.5

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: 1961-015CK

Object number (NORAD): 263

Object ID (CCSDS): 263

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 99.577 minutes

Inclination: 66.5306 deg

SMA: 7116.48 km

Apoapsis: 805.997 km

Periapsis: 670.693 km

RAAN: 337.608 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0095064

Argument of periapsis: 158.4079 deg

Mean anomaly: 305.9972 deg

Mean motion: 14.46122044 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001082 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00031195 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 8, 2025, 5:53 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00263U 61015CK 25189.74555138 .00001082 00000-0 31195-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 00263 66.5306 337.6080 0095064 158.4079 305.9972 14.46122044333613

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
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-12-23 19:23:11 0.0002418804 438.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-08-20 20:59:12 0.000188739 333.0 (m) DEBRIS
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-06-19 03:13:30 0.0002271439 183.0 (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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