THOR ABLESTAR DEB

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite THOR ABLESTAR DEB at a glance.

Uptime

23543

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

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: 1961-015GR

Object number (NORAD): 559

Object ID (CCSDS): 559

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.957 minutes

Inclination: 66.599 deg

SMA: 7039.121 km

Apoapsis: 696.619 km

Periapsis: 625.352 km

RAAN: 98.2746 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00506224

Argument of periapsis: 292.7512 deg

Mean anomaly: 66.8261 deg

Mean motion: 14.70026489 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00016103 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0026370694 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 5:28 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00559U 61015GR 25345.72826916 .00016103 00000-0 26371-2 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 00559 66.5990 98.2746 0050622 292.7512 66.8261 14.70026489322181

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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
PSLV R/B	SSO	2025-11-30 17:17:33	0.0002297815	284.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
MUBLCOM	SSO	2025-03-05 18:18:15	0.001082475	135.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A R/B	LEO	2024-10-17 06:33:37	0.0001563799	351.0 (m)	ROCKET BODY
SL-8 R/B	LEO	2024-08-10 06:23:36	0.0001038186	926.0 (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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