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

≈ 13.8

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: 1961-015EC

Object number (NORAD): 403

Object ID (CCSDS): 403

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.26 minutes

Inclination: 66.8419 deg

SMA: 7337.911 km

Apoapsis: 971.471 km

Periapsis: 948.08 km

RAAN: 31.9227 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0015938

Argument of periapsis: 44.0484 deg

Mean anomaly: 60.6418 deg

Mean motion: 13.8116049 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000008 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000077563 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 7, 2025, 10:26 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:25 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 403U 61015EC 25188.89265359 .00000008 00000-0 77563-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 403 66.8419 31.9227 0015938 44.0484 60.6418 13.81160490224126

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 970 DEB LEO 2025-05-20 02:10:40 0.0001014673 358.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 928 LEO 2024-11-29 14:52:28 0.002608421 149.0 (m) PAYLOAD
THORAD AGENA D DEB SSO 2024-06-24 22:15:27 0.0002542361 269.0 (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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