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

23325

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

67.0

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: 1961-015DG

Object number (NORAD): 330

Object ID (CCSDS): 330

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.42 minutes

Inclination: 66.9794 deg

SMA: 7251.316 km

Apoapsis: 905.179 km

Periapsis: 841.184 km

RAAN: 230.0654 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0044127

Argument of periapsis: 56.204 deg

Mean anomaly: 304.3238 deg

Mean motion: 14.05974611 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000103 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00066992 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 8, 2025, 3:50 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00330U 61015DG 25128.66019106 .00001030 00000-0 66992-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 00330 66.9794 230.0654 0044127 56.2040 304.3238 14.05974611239829

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 SSO 2025-04-17 15:20:40 0.0001123186 301.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-11-12 02:25:48 0.0001414359 475.0 (m) DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-09-06 07:58:43 0.0001287397 127.0 (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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