THOR ABLESTAR DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23503

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.7

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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: 1961-015EB

Object number (NORAD): 402

Object ID (CCSDS): 402

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 98.091 minutes

Inclination: 66.6512 deg

SMA: 7045.541 km

Apoapsis: 684.014 km

Periapsis: 650.798 km

RAAN: 147.5777 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00235725

Argument of periapsis: 141.259 deg

Mean anomaly: 219.0223 deg

Mean motion: 14.68017406 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000874 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0015312239 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Nov. 2, 2025, 5:34 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Nov. 1, 2025, 11:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00402U 61015EB 25305.98908538 .00008740 00000-0 15312-2 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 00402 66.6512 147.5777 0023572 141.2590 219.0223 14.68017406307807

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	LEO	2025-02-02 22:33:30	0.0001596724	490.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2024-11-29 06:03:10	0.0001569498	87.0 (m)	DEBRIS
OAO 3 (COPERNICUS)	LEO	2024-11-15 10:11:49	0.0001671441	238.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-09-27 04:48:27	0.001022048	681.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2024-06-23 10:04:44	0.0004117566	44.0 (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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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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