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

23497

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.7

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: 1961-015NB

Object number (NORAD): 48823

Object ID (CCSDS): 48823

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.265 minutes

Inclination: 66.6568 deg

SMA: 7149.235 km

Apoapsis: 857.343 km

Periapsis: 684.857 km

RAAN: 254.3871 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0120632

Argument of periapsis: 248.7764 deg

Mean anomaly: 110.0417 deg

Mean motion: 14.36195014 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001185 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00040246831 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 10:32 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 27, 2025, 3:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 48823U 61015NB 25300.14097672 .00001185 00000-0 40247-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 48823 66.6568 254.3871 0120632 248.7764 110.0417 14.36195014624242

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
MOZ.5/SAFIR/RUBIN 5/SL-8 SSO 2024-11-10 22:25:30 0.0002554824 57.0 (m) PAYLOAD
NOAA 16 DEB SSO 2024-06-18 07:19:28 0.000125962 352.0 (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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