THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 138

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 138 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

138, 1961-015Y

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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 20 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00138U 61015Y   25189.47691551  .00000370  00000-0  27976-3 0  9992
2 00138  67.1531 227.9556 0027695  15.7365 344.4578 14.04265708254563

Epoch: 2025-07-08T11:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T11:26:45.5Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

129.59468°

Altitude

861.815 km

Speed

7.432 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 11m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

24.15946°

Longitude

-63.24333°

Altitude

896.234 km

Speed

7.399 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 19m 15s

Apparent Declination

-6° 44' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:08:00

Azimuth

60.183° ENE

Elevation

-39.763°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

897.498 km

Perigee altitude

857.31 km

Semi-major axis

7,255.541 km

Eccentricity

0.00277

Inclination

67.1531°

RAAN

227.9556°

Arg. of periapsis

15.7365°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

344.4578°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.51187 °/min

Orbital period

102.51 mins

BSTAR

0.00027976

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-09 11:54:35.422Z	2.55° NNE	2025-07-09 11:58:35.422Z	50.888° ENE	20.127°	2025-07-09 12:02:35.422Z	94.537° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-09 13:39:35.422Z	324.664° NNW	2025-07-09 13:44:35.422Z	214.957° SW	42.398°	2025-07-09 13:49:35.422Z	163.681° S
7 mins	2025-07-10 02:53:35.422Z	149.204° SSE	2025-07-10 02:56:35.422Z	108.852° ESE	23.091°	2025-07-10 03:00:35.422Z	58.278° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-10 04:37:35.422Z	235.846° WSW	2025-07-10 04:41:35.422Z	299.556° NW	36.322°	2025-07-10 04:46:35.422Z	15.594° NNE

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