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

23543

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.9

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: 1961-015DQ

Object number (NORAD): 350

Object ID (CCSDS): 350

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.23 minutes

Inclination: 66.9127 deg

SMA: 7195.045 km

Apoapsis: 911.354 km

Periapsis: 722.465 km

RAAN: 349.1448 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01312639

Argument of periapsis: 289.4349 deg

Mean anomaly: 69.2602 deg

Mean motion: 14.22500844 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000806 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00036428687 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00350U 61015DQ 25346.25402548 .00000806 00000-0 36429-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 00350 66.9127 349.1448 0131264 289.4349 69.2602 14.22500844336366

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
THOR BURNER 2 R/B SSO 2025-01-03 00:12:36 0.0001684226 466.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-11-12 13:27:35 0.0003660656 367.0 (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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