THOR ABLESTAR DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23491

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.1

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.8

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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: 1961-015MU

Object number (NORAD): 48816

Object ID (CCSDS): 48816

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.26 minutes

Inclination: 66.8055 deg

SMA: 7243.755 km

Apoapsis: 937.876 km

Periapsis: 793.363 km

RAAN: 154.9987 deg

Eccentricy: 0.009975

Argument of periapsis: 4.5814 deg

Mean anomaly: 355.6163 deg

Mean motion: 14.08176775 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001384 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00081897 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 17, 2025, 6:56 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 16, 2025, 8:58 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 48816U 61015MU 25289.37409470 .00001384 00000-0 81897-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 48816 66.8055 154.9987 0099750 4.5814 355.6163 14.08176775611502

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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
SL-16 DEB	LEO	2025-07-05 22:00:35	0.001782954	28.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB	SSO	2024-10-07 13:50:09	0.0001036899	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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