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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00123U 61015H   25128.56971056  .00000735  00000-0  23973-3 0  9998
2 00123  66.6864  66.6721 0112406 210.2171 149.2420 14.40892683321227

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:40Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:40:22.992Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-5.06203°

Altitude

826.815 km

Speed

7.404 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 26m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-48.30234°

Longitude

-158.08741°

Altitude

700.22 km

Speed

7.544 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 10m 55s

Apparent Declination

-60° 56' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:53:40

Azimuth

140.972° SSE

Elevation

-50.432°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

834.087 km

Perigee altitude

673.75 km

Semi-major axis

7,132.056 km

Eccentricity

0.0112406

Inclination

66.6864°

RAAN

66.6721°

Arg. of periapsis

210.2171°

True anomaly

149.89286°

Mean anomaly

149.242°

Eccentric anomaly

149.56821°

Mean motion

3.60347 °/min

BSTAR

0.00023973

Orbital period

99.9 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.
9 mins	2025-05-09 06:53:57.502Z	325.467° NNW	2025-05-09 06:57:57.502Z	279.042° WNW	42.474°	2025-05-09 07:02:57.502Z	161.507° S
9 mins	2025-05-09 21:27:57.502Z	212.916° SW	2025-05-09 21:31:57.502Z	262.781° W	44.413°	2025-05-09 21:36:57.502Z	26.535° NE
4 mins	2025-05-09 23:13:57.502Z	297.298° NW	2025-05-09 23:15:57.502Z	321.085° NNW	14.656°	2025-05-09 23:17:57.502Z	344.3° N

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