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

23500

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 12.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.5

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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: 1961-015ED

Object number (NORAD): 404

Object ID (CCSDS): 404

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 111.431 minutes

Inclination: 66.4701 deg

SMA: 7670.611 km

Apoapsis: 1722.381 km

Periapsis: 862.572 km

RAAN: 226.0474 deg

Eccentricy: 0.05604564

Argument of periapsis: 294.3203 deg

Mean anomaly: 60.0283 deg

Mean motion: 12.922835 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000471 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00097509975 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 30, 2025, 10:34 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 30, 2025, 7:14 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00404U 61015ED 25303.30145538 .00000471 00000-0 97510-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 00404 66.4701 226.0474 0560456 294.3203 60.0283 12.92283500 13531

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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
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-11-10 20:26:52	0.0001976583	557.0 (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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