THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 121

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 121 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

121, 1961-015F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   121U 61015F   25169.45316487 -.00000004  00000-0  49200-4 0  9992
2   121  66.7464 225.6419 0100185 260.0811  98.8952 14.00146375275423

Epoch: 2025-06-18T10:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T10:52:33.444Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

155.56755°

Altitude

907.346 km

Speed

7.393 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 02m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-51.08742°

Longitude

121.8497°

Altitude

858.474 km

Speed

7.45 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 06m 23s

Apparent Declination

-77° 06' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:34:48

Azimuth

196.586° SSW

Elevation

-43.621°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

964.513 km

Perigee altitude

818.848 km

Semi-major axis

7,269.817 km

Eccentricity

0.01002

Inclination

66.7464°

RAAN

225.6419°

Arg. of periapsis

260.0811°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

98.8952°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50153 °/min

Orbital period

102.81 mins

BSTAR

0.0000492

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-19 04:07:46.468Z	155.402° SSE	2025-06-19 04:12:46.468Z	99.348° ESE	21.85°	2025-06-19 04:16:46.468Z	57.41° ENE
11 mins	2025-06-19 05:52:46.468Z	228.09° WSW	2025-06-19 05:57:46.468Z	309.714° NW	39.985°	2025-06-19 06:03:46.468Z	21.893° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-19 13:08:46.468Z	4.742° NNE	2025-06-19 13:11:46.468Z	42.177° NE	23.251°	2025-06-19 13:16:46.468Z	99.583° ESE
10 mins	2025-06-19 14:53:46.468Z	320.675° NNW	2025-06-19 14:57:46.468Z	267.661° W	40.761°	2025-06-19 15:03:46.468Z	167.712° S

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