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

≈ 13.9

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: 1961-015NG

Object number (NORAD): 48828

Object ID (CCSDS): 48828

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.301 minutes

Inclination: 66.7603 deg

SMA: 7292.833 km

Apoapsis: 962.718 km

Periapsis: 866.678 km

RAAN: 218.697 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00658457

Argument of periapsis: 259.6052 deg

Mean anomaly: 252.0303 deg

Mean motion: 13.93985873 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000141 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00016278322 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:58 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 48828U 61015NG 25346.08237406 .00000141 00000-0 16278-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 48828 66.7603 218.6970 0065846 259.6052 252.0303 13.93985873613350

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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
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-08-29 00:18:02	0.0001152	83.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-03-15 13:38:14	0.0001067277	164.0 (m)	DEBRIS
SL-3 R/B	LEO	2024-08-12 14:52:55	0.0002082002	392.0 (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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