THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 124

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 124 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

124, 1961-015J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00124U 61015J   25128.69038828  .00000953  00000-0  35646-3 0  9996
2 00124  66.5443 237.9115 0064825  48.6514 312.0137 14.34998005300876

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:34:09.547Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

122.61448°

Altitude

746.3 km

Speed

7.498 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 51m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-46.21363°

Longitude

-32.03627°

Altitude

838.363 km

Speed

7.409 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 32m 47s

Apparent Declination

-47° 18' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:29:45

Azimuth

241.279° WSW

Elevation

-66.71°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

819.823 km

Perigee altitude

727.102 km

Semi-major axis

7,151.599 km

Eccentricity

0.0064825

Inclination

66.5443°

RAAN

237.9115°

Arg. of periapsis

48.6514°

True anomaly

311.45878°

Mean anomaly

312.0137°

Eccentric anomaly

311.73654°

Mean motion

3.58871 °/min

BSTAR

0.00035646

Orbital period

100.31 mins

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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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 07:45:05.683Z	148.088° SSE	2025-05-09 07:48:05.683Z	107.71° ESE	18.788°	2025-05-09 07:51:05.683Z	66.945° ENE
8 mins	2025-05-09 09:27:05.683Z	233.517° WSW	2025-05-09 09:31:05.683Z	314.6° NW	36.741°	2025-05-09 09:35:05.683Z	16.763° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-09 16:32:05.683Z	22.366° NNE	2025-05-09 16:34:05.683Z	50.924° ENE	17.465°	2025-05-09 16:37:05.683Z	86.923° E
8 mins	2025-05-09 18:14:05.683Z	322.543° NNW	2025-05-09 18:17:05.683Z	264.389° W	43.18°	2025-05-09 18:22:05.683Z	161.279° S

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