THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 131

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 131 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

131, 1961-015R

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 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 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00131U 61015R   25132.96091088  .00000141  00000-0  14127-3 0  9996
2 00131  66.7368  21.3550 0082573 343.6172  16.2245 14.01598086247375

Epoch: 2025-05-12T23:03Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T23:03:42.7Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

164.4606°

Altitude

832.77 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 25m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-61.6373°

Longitude

111.22101°

Altitude

877.576 km

Speed

7.43 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 24m 30s

Apparent Declination

-59° 34' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:41:38

Azimuth

144.023° SSE

Elevation

-60.952°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

946.646 km

Perigee altitude

826.671 km

Semi-major axis

7,264.796 km

Eccentricity

0.0082573

Inclination

66.7368°

RAAN

21.355°

Arg. of periapsis

343.6172°

True anomaly

16.49152°

Mean anomaly

16.2245°

Eccentric anomaly

16.35774°

Mean motion

3.50516 °/min

BSTAR

0.00014127

Orbital period

102.71 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.
11 mins	2025-05-13 18:00:54.374Z	201.589° SSW	2025-05-13 18:05:54.374Z	154.142° SSE	43.963°	2025-05-13 18:11:54.374Z	31.922° NE
6 mins	2025-05-13 19:49:54.374Z	284.373° WNW	2025-05-13 19:52:54.374Z	322.059° NNW	18.222°	2025-05-13 19:55:54.374Z	356.053° N
4 mins	2025-05-14 01:17:54.374Z	23.887° NE	2025-05-14 01:18:54.374Z	34.767° NE	14.457°	2025-05-14 01:21:54.374Z	66.206° ENE
10 mins	2025-05-14 03:01:54.374Z	338.775° N	2025-05-14 03:05:54.374Z	51.639° ENE	43.338°	2025-05-14 03:11:54.374Z	143.082° SSE
6 mins	2025-05-14 04:48:54.374Z	280.144° WNW	2025-05-14 04:50:54.374Z	256.995° W	17.588°	2025-05-14 04:54:54.374Z	215.547° SW

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