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 00121U 61015F   25191.45390596 -.00000031  00000-0  31609-4 0  9994
2 00121  66.7459 170.9561 0099626 245.7379 113.3271 14.00149815278526

Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:53:37.474Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

78.92995°

Altitude

924.651 km

Speed

7.375 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 23m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.57888°

Longitude

112.88686°

Altitude

973.448 km

Speed

7.334 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 11m 43s

Apparent Declination

66° 34' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:10:29

Azimuth

17.53° NNE

Elevation

21.839°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

964.095 km

Perigee altitude

819.242 km

Semi-major axis

7,269.806 km

Eccentricity

0.00996

Inclination

66.7459°

RAAN

170.9561°

Arg. of periapsis

245.7379°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

113.3271°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50154 °/min

Orbital period

102.81 mins

BSTAR

0.000031609

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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	2025-07-11 02:35:10.538Z	304.306° NW	2025-07-11 02:37:10.538Z	324.663° NNW	13.635°	2025-07-11 02:40:10.538Z	353.531° N
7 mins	2025-07-11 08:01:10.538Z	6.051° NNE	2025-07-11 08:04:10.538Z	42.893° NE	21.695°	2025-07-11 08:08:10.538Z	90.754° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-11 09:46:10.538Z	322.88° NNW	2025-07-11 09:50:10.538Z	270.814° WNW	42.09°	2025-07-11 09:56:10.538Z	164.319° S
9 mins	2025-07-11 23:01:10.538Z	155.593° SSE	2025-07-11 23:05:10.538Z	105.099° ESE	25.376°	2025-07-11 23:10:10.538Z	51.397° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-12 00:46:10.538Z	236.663° WSW	2025-07-12 00:50:10.538Z	295.127° NW	37.124°	2025-07-12 00:54:10.538Z	9.211° NNE

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