THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 118

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 118 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 29 Jun 1961 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

118, 1961-015C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ABLESTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

~600 kg wet, 600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.4 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 00118U 61015C   25200.65613169  .00000071  00000-0  94591-4 0  9999
2 00118  66.7627 169.9434 0078303 150.7619 209.7882 14.02578406269507

Epoch: 2025-07-19T15:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T15:44:49.778Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-3.95415°

Altitude

936.437 km

Speed

7.359 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 19m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.72249°

Longitude

91.10029°

Altitude

864.718 km

Speed

7.442 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 30m 44s

Apparent Declination

28° 49' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:11:19

Azimuth

328.939° NNW

Elevation

-14.003°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

940.128 km

Perigee altitude

826.41 km

Semi-major axis

7,261.406 km

Eccentricity

0.00783

Inclination

66.7627°

RAAN

169.9434°

Arg. of periapsis

150.7619°

True anomaly

209.34619°

Mean anomaly

209.7882°

Eccentric anomaly

209.56682°

Mean motion

3.50762 °/min

Orbital period

102.63 mins

BSTAR

0.000094591

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

TRANSIT 4A, 116

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 141

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 146 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 148

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 149 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 150

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 152

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 153 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
10 mins	2025-07-20 09:26:09.527Z	317.813° NNW	2025-07-20 09:31:09.527Z	245.65° WSW	35.685°	2025-07-20 09:36:09.527Z	176.694° S
8 mins	2025-07-20 22:41:09.527Z	164.283° S	2025-07-20 22:45:09.527Z	99.699° ESE	30.506°	2025-07-20 22:49:09.527Z	49.75° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-21 00:26:09.527Z	249.169° W	2025-07-21 00:30:09.527Z	307.218° NW	30.706°	2025-07-21 00:35:09.527Z	12.241° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-21 07:40:09.527Z	0.028° NNE	2025-07-21 07:43:09.527Z	46.559° ENE	28.381°	2025-07-21 07:48:09.527Z	113.941° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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