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

23386

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.4

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.4

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: 1961-015GU

Object number (NORAD): 643

Object ID (CCSDS): 643

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 107.799 minutes

Inclination: 66.3688 deg

SMA: 7503.023 km

Apoapsis: 1377.436 km

Periapsis: 872.34 km

RAAN: 115.957 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0336595

Argument of periapsis: 231.6906 deg

Mean anomaly: 125.3435 deg

Mean motion: 13.35821221 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000297 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00051981 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 8, 2025, 8:44 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00643U 61015GU 25189.86397810 .00000297 00000-0 51981-3 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 00643 66.3688 115.9570 0336595 231.6906 125.3435 13.35821221 64122

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
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-03-16 17:53:40 0.000126856 110.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 R/B SSO 2024-06-05 15:29:11 0.000132501 346.0 (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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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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