THOR ABLESTAR DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23440

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.5

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.5

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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: 1961-015CK

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: 99.567 minutes

Inclination: 66.5291 deg

SMA: 7116.032 km

Apoapsis: 802.463 km

Periapsis: 673.331 km

RAAN: 191.0159 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00907327

Argument of periapsis: 118.2213 deg

Mean anomaly: 304.3275 deg

Mean motion: 14.46258531 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002288 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00063177532 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 1, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 31, 2025, 10:57 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00263U 61015CK 25243.95632568 .00002288 00000-0 63178-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 00263 66.5291 191.0159 0090733 118.2213 304.3275 14.46258531341458

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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-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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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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