THOR ABLESTAR DEB

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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

≈ 14.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.1

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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: 1961-015FQ

Object number (NORAD): 478

Object ID (CCSDS): 478

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.584 minutes

Inclination: 66.0613 deg

SMA: 6973.191 km

Apoapsis: 608.569 km

Periapsis: 581.543 km

RAAN: 357.7195 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00193787

Argument of periapsis: 56.4008 deg

Mean anomaly: 303.8962 deg

Mean motion: 14.90923783 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00023133 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0023347148 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 9:09 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00478U 61015FQ 25347.38183540 .00023133 00000-0 23347-2 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 00478 66.0613 357.7195 0019379 56.4008 303.8962 14.90923783356430

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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
CZ-4C R/B	SSO	2025-03-29 18:00:55	0.0001688835	605.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
SL-14 R/B	LEO	2025-01-08 04:20:40	0.0006374217	188.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-20 00:36:45	0.0001399095	581.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SCOUT B-1 DEB	SSO	2024-09-13 19:03:52	0.0001053358	546.0 (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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