In orbitDebris

THOR ABLESTAR DEB

NORAD: 470
COSPAR: 1961-015FG

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00470, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1961-06-29
Rocket: Thor Ablestar
Flight: Transit 4A/GRAB
Mission name: Transit 4A
Launch site: CC, LC17B
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1961 OMI

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1961 OMI, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1961-06-29
Period: 102.2 min
Inclination: 66.23°
Apogee: 915 km
Perigee: 808 km
Radar cross-section: 0.0161 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: THOR ABLESTAR R/B (NORAD 118)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

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