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

23544

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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: 1961-015JC

Object number (NORAD): 3744

Object ID (CCSDS): 3744

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.822 minutes

Inclination: 66.9777 deg

SMA: 7270.26 km

Apoapsis: 986.039 km

Periapsis: 798.211 km

RAAN: 214.9665 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0129176

Argument of periapsis: 245.9173 deg

Mean anomaly: 112.8355 deg

Mean motion: 14.00483012 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003338 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0021382 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:06 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 11:40 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 3744U 61015JC 25345.98630639 .00003338 00000-0 21382-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 3744 66.9777 214.9665 0129176 245.9173 112.8355 14.00483012854300

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
COSMOS 1861 LEO 2025-11-24 20:34:06 0.0001079318 391.0 (m) PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-08-27 16:53:43 0.0001591688 90.0 (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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