THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 123

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 123 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

123, 1961-015H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00123U 61015H   25185.62416146  .00000602  00000-0  20204-3 0  9999
2 00123  66.6865 274.6487 0107584 168.8055 191.5481 14.40984485329449

Epoch: 2025-07-04T14:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T14:58:47.55Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

127.07671°

Altitude

832.596 km

Speed

7.398 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 18m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-49.94876°

Longitude

93.48804°

Altitude

828.396 km

Speed

7.409 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 41m 46s

Apparent Declination

-45° 25' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:17:20

Azimuth

133.071° SE

Elevation

-81.458°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

830.342 km

Perigee altitude

676.889 km

Semi-major axis

7,131.752 km

Eccentricity

0.01076

Inclination

66.6865°

RAAN

274.6487°

Arg. of periapsis

168.8055°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

191.5481°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.6037 °/min

Orbital period

99.9 mins

BSTAR

0.00020204

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-06 07:05:59.193Z	191.446° SSW	2025-07-06 07:09:59.193Z	88.277° E	41.39°	2025-07-06 07:13:59.193Z	36.849° NE
6 mins	2025-07-06 08:49:59.193Z	277.366° WNW	2025-07-06 08:52:59.193Z	318.588° NNW	19.275°	2025-07-06 08:55:59.193Z	356.415° N
7 mins	2025-07-06 15:50:59.193Z	355.496° N	2025-07-06 15:53:59.193Z	58.408° ENE	32.726°	2025-07-06 15:57:59.193Z	122.77° SE

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