THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144 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

144, 1961-015AE

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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00144U 61015AE  25178.18835477  .00000156  00000-0  18425-3 0  9993
2 00144  66.4975 186.4752 0048537 233.2613 126.4001 13.91425975235255

Epoch: 2025-06-27T04:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T04:31:13.852Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-156.87736°

Altitude

946.836 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 25m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

60.88458°

Longitude

-107.90535°

Altitude

966.587 km

Speed

7.358 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 21m 54s

Apparent Declination

25° 54' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:15:32

Azimuth

39.33° NE

Elevation

-12.76°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

957.499 km

Perigee altitude

886.633 km

Semi-major axis

7,300.203 km

Eccentricity

0.00485

Inclination

66.4975°

RAAN

186.4752°

Arg. of periapsis

233.2613°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

126.4001°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.47969 °/min

Orbital period

103.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00018425

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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, 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.
10 mins	2025-06-28 01:19:39.452Z	173.601° S	2025-06-28 01:24:39.452Z	115.766° SE	31.141°	2025-06-28 01:29:39.452Z	49.431° ENE
10 mins	2025-06-28 03:06:39.452Z	245.53° WSW	2025-06-28 03:11:39.452Z	315.819° NNW	31.908°	2025-06-28 03:16:39.452Z	14.178° NNE
9 mins	2025-06-28 10:24:39.452Z	354.375° N	2025-06-28 10:28:39.452Z	57.545° ENE	32.086°	2025-06-28 10:33:39.452Z	118.54° SE
9 mins	2025-06-28 12:10:39.452Z	306.634° NW	2025-06-28 12:14:39.452Z	252.493° W	30.04°	2025-06-28 12:19:39.452Z	188.876° SSW

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