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

18 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 18 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00120U 61015E   25128.48184093  .00000936  00000-0  37499-3 0  9994
2 00120  66.7063  48.7839 0119060 296.6520  62.2423 14.28868923290493

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:33Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:33:51.056Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

8.76944°

Altitude

758.641 km

Speed

7.496 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 15m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-65.46796°

Longitude

-103.42635°

Altitude

748.778 km

Speed

7.517 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 40m 02s

Apparent Declination

-61° 22' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:44:16

Azimuth

148.898° SSE

Elevation

-61.407°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

879.279 km

Perigee altitude

708.499 km

Semi-major axis

7,172.026 km

Eccentricity

0.011906

Inclination

66.7063°

RAAN

48.7839°

Arg. of periapsis

296.652°

True anomaly

63.45796°

Mean anomaly

62.2423°

Eccentric anomaly

62.8493°

Mean motion

3.57339 °/min

BSTAR

0.00037499

Orbital period

100.74 mins

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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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 06:38:34.392Z	301.017° NW	2025-05-09 06:42:34.392Z	250.878° W	23.392°	2025-05-09 06:46:34.392Z	202.483° SSW
9 mins	2025-05-09 19:36:34.392Z	179.843° S	2025-05-09 19:40:34.392Z	109.57° ESE	36.348°	2025-05-09 19:45:34.392Z	41.155° NE
7 mins	2025-05-09 21:21:34.392Z	269.782° W	2025-05-09 21:24:34.392Z	316.618° NNW	24.637°	2025-05-09 21:28:34.392Z	5.889° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-10 04:25:34.392Z	350.76° N	2025-05-10 04:29:34.392Z	47.18° ENE	31.985°	2025-05-10 04:34:34.392Z	118.114° SE

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