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

23443

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.6

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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: 1961-015NE

Object number (NORAD): 48826

Object ID (CCSDS): 48826

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.544 minutes

Inclination: 66.5979 deg

SMA: 7162.51 km

Apoapsis: 821.861 km

Periapsis: 746.889 km

RAAN: 40.5941 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00523366

Argument of periapsis: 201.0245 deg

Mean anomaly: 175.6575 deg

Mean motion: 14.32204159 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003439 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0012862976 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 4:48 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 48826U 61015NE 25245.70031453 .00003439 00000-0 12863-2 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 48826 66.5979 40.5941 0052337 201.0245 175.6575 14.32204159613512

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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
IRIDIUM 69	LEO	2025-05-23 07:18:52	0.0003410503	111.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-02-01 09:28:15	0.002508966	55.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-22 04:33:29	0.0001443022	961.0 (m)	DEBRIS
IDEFIX/ARIANE 42P	SSO	2024-11-14 11:54:07	0.0001031697	688.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-2C R/B	SSO	2024-07-25 17:56:06	0.0001812042	189.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY

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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