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

14 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 14 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   121U 61015F   25182.16788353 -.00000006  00000-0  47471-4 0  9990
2   121  66.7453 194.0378 0099955 251.7966 107.2217 14.00148397277207

Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:01:45.136Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-145.86749°

Altitude

917.543 km

Speed

7.382 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 56m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

45.63667°

Longitude

-121.3934°

Altitude

967.409 km

Speed

7.338 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 04m 09s

Apparent Declination

7° 08' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:39:03

Azimuth

30.477° NE

Elevation

-38.091°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

964.339 km

Perigee altitude

819.008 km

Semi-major axis

7,269.811 km

Eccentricity

0.01

Inclination

66.7453°

RAAN

194.0378°

Arg. of periapsis

251.7966°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

107.2217°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50154 °/min

Orbital period

102.81 mins

BSTAR

0.000047471

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

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-02 00:44:21.702Z	127.231° SE	2025-07-02 00:47:21.702Z	96.882° ESE	13.666°	2025-07-02 00:49:21.702Z	77.17° E
10 mins	2025-07-02 02:27:21.702Z	209.002° SW	2025-07-02 02:31:21.702Z	221.479° SW	44.493°	2025-07-02 02:37:21.702Z	28.497° NE
7 mins	2025-07-02 04:15:21.702Z	285.061° WNW	2025-07-02 04:18:21.702Z	317.804° NNW	17.764°	2025-07-02 04:22:21.702Z	359.187° N
6 mins	2025-07-02 09:43:21.702Z	13.261° NNE	2025-07-02 09:45:21.702Z	35.28° NE	16.773°	2025-07-02 09:49:21.702Z	78.285° E
11 mins	2025-07-02 11:27:21.702Z	332.373° NNW	2025-07-02 11:32:21.702Z	26.891° NE	44.833°	2025-07-02 11:38:21.702Z	150.245° SSE

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