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

23324

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

67.6

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: 1961-015HY

Object number (NORAD): 3125

Object ID (CCSDS): 3125

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 108.497 minutes

Inclination: 67.5588 deg

SMA: 7535.386 km

Apoapsis: 1390.802 km

Periapsis: 923.701 km

RAAN: 35.258 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0309938

Argument of periapsis: 353.8485 deg

Mean anomaly: 74.8878 deg

Mean motion: 13.27224772 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000621 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0011718 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:57 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 03125U 61015HY 25127.87349978 .00000621 00000-0 11718-2 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 03125 67.5588 35.2580 0309938 353.8485 74.8878 13.27224772 93734

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
METEOR 2-18 LEO 2025-03-01 13:37:58 0.0002168912 473.0 (m) PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-02-24 19:57:20 0.0002483602 118.0 (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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