THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 120

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 120 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

120, 1961-015E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00120U 61015E   25188.88603888  .00000397  00000-0  17735-3 0  9994
2 00120  66.7044 251.0642 0119531 255.3544 103.4277 14.28943183299120

Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:15:53.759Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

6.00125°

Altitude

818.251 km

Speed

7.434 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 44m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.82241°

Longitude

-5.98181°

Altitude

786.145 km

Speed

7.469 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 45m 39s

Apparent Declination

-53° 35' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:18:52

Azimuth

226.24° WSW

Elevation

-35.606°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

879.365 km

Perigee altitude

707.915 km

Semi-major axis

7,171.777 km

Eccentricity

0.01195

Inclination

66.7044°

RAAN

251.0642°

Arg. of periapsis

255.3544°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

103.4277°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57358 °/min

Orbital period

100.74 mins

BSTAR

0.00017735

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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 DEB 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.
7 mins	2025-07-08 07:33:21.137Z	279.318° WNW	2025-07-08 07:36:21.137Z	314.824° NW	18.535°	2025-07-08 07:40:21.137Z	359.757° N
9 mins	2025-07-08 14:37:21.137Z	340.855° N	2025-07-08 14:41:21.137Z	36.399° NE	40.214°	2025-07-08 14:46:21.137Z	134.982° SE
6 mins	2025-07-08 16:22:21.137Z	286.31° WNW	2025-07-08 16:24:21.137Z	261.47° W	18.32°	2025-07-08 16:28:21.137Z	212.893° SW
10 mins	2025-07-09 05:18:21.137Z	190.575° SSW	2025-07-09 05:23:21.137Z	90.936° ESE	40.462°	2025-07-09 05:28:21.137Z	36.543° NE
8 mins	2025-07-09 07:03:21.137Z	268.285° W	2025-07-09 07:07:21.137Z	320.716° NNW	22.154°	2025-07-09 07:11:21.137Z	5.206° NNE

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