THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 128

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 128 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

128, 1961-015N

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00128U 61015N   25188.75922682  .00000050  00000-0  82181-4 0  9998
2 00128  66.6765 321.1793 0095962 199.2373 160.5079 14.01909518266796

Epoch: 2025-07-07T18:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T18:13:17.197Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

121.89369°

Altitude

955.072 km

Speed

7.341 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 24m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

37.59775°

Longitude

-78.70768°

Altitude

856.585 km

Speed

7.446 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 32m 35s

Apparent Declination

1° 45' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:57:43

Azimuth

347.027° N

Elevation

-47.576°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

955.293 km

Perigee altitude

815.885 km

Semi-major axis

7,263.726 km

Eccentricity

0.0096

Inclination

66.6765°

RAAN

321.1793°

Arg. of periapsis

199.2373°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

160.5079°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50594 °/min

Orbital period

102.68 mins

BSTAR

0.000082181

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-08 09:44:15.786Z	176.915° S	2025-07-08 09:49:15.786Z	119.628° SE	32.933°	2025-07-08 09:55:15.786Z	43.76° NE
9 mins	2025-07-08 11:31:15.786Z	252.019° W	2025-07-08 11:35:15.786Z	308.076° NW	30.359°	2025-07-08 11:40:15.786Z	11.203° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-08 18:45:15.786Z	354.574° N	2025-07-08 18:49:15.786Z	58.564° ENE	30.684°	2025-07-08 18:53:15.786Z	113.827° SE
8 mins	2025-07-08 20:31:15.786Z	301.082° NW	2025-07-08 20:34:15.786Z	255.087° W	29.036°	2025-07-08 20:39:15.786Z	188.509° SSW

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