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

23385

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.8

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: 1961-015DF

Object number (NORAD): 329

Object ID (CCSDS): 329

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 105.417 minutes

Inclination: 66.7804 deg

SMA: 7392.111 km

Apoapsis: 1102.832 km

Periapsis: 925.121 km

RAAN: 103.6529 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0120203

Argument of periapsis: 227.495 deg

Mean anomaly: 210.0723 deg

Mean motion: 13.65997862 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000031 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00011996 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 7, 2025, 5:18 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 6, 2025, 10:07 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00329U 61015DF 25187.92173561 .00000031 00000-0 11996-3 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 00329 66.7804 103.6529 0120203 227.4950 210.0723 13.65997862182855

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-11-15 11:39:34 0.001983217 143.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2024-11-11 05:22:06 0.0003287023 380.0 (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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