THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 126

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 126 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

126, 1961-015L

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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

0.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00126U 61015L   25193.54245330  .00001108  00000-0  34687-3 0  9999
2 00126  66.7096 282.6585 0055966 154.9241 205.4601 14.43523546315552

Epoch: 2025-07-12T13:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T13:01:07.965Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

156.69675°

Altitude

785.05 km

Speed

7.443 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 50m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.5592°

Longitude

-2.30443°

Altitude

750.395 km

Speed

7.485 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 30m 05s

Apparent Declination

-41° 12' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:46:41

Azimuth

113.505° SE

Elevation

-86.596°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

785.111 km

Perigee altitude

705.377 km

Semi-major axis

7,123.381 km

Eccentricity

0.0056

Inclination

66.7096°

RAAN

282.6585°

Arg. of periapsis

154.9241°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

205.4601°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.61006 °/min

Orbital period

99.72 mins

BSTAR

0.00034687

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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)

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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	2025-07-13 09:10:16.716Z	273.363° WNW	2025-07-13 09:13:16.716Z	308.878° NW	16.75°	2025-07-13 09:16:16.716Z	348.783° N
7 mins	2025-07-13 16:11:16.716Z	353.408° N	2025-07-13 16:14:16.716Z	62.828° ENE	35.544°	2025-07-13 16:18:16.716Z	127.229° SE
5 mins	2025-07-13 17:54:16.716Z	282.395° WNW	2025-07-13 17:56:16.716Z	251.307° W	19.269°	2025-07-13 17:59:16.716Z	209.978° SW
8 mins	2025-07-14 06:43:16.716Z	172.887° S	2025-07-14 06:47:16.716Z	98.345° ESE	32.144°	2025-07-14 06:51:16.716Z	45.545° ENE

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