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

23488

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

66.7

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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: 1961-015HD

Object number (NORAD): 652

Object ID (CCSDS): 652

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 101.577 minutes

Inclination: 66.7082 deg

SMA: 7211.479 km

Apoapsis: 886.285 km

Periapsis: 780.402 km

RAAN: 6.3051 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00734128

Argument of periapsis: 176.1689 deg

Mean anomaly: 183.9981 deg

Mean motion: 14.17641075 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00003598 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0017592133 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:28 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB

TLE line 1: 1 00652U 61015HD 25291.60292176 .00003598 00000-0 17592-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 00652 66.7082 6.3051 0073413 176.1689 183.9981 14.17641075259602

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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
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-12-17 06:51:09	0.0001362531	876.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-11-24 05:05:47	0.0001403762	316.0 (m)	DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB	SSO	2024-11-14 09:43:49	0.0001065522	561.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-11-09 04:57:47	0.0001560091	297.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2024-09-24 02:01:29	0.0003291462	554.0 (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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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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