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

18 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 18 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00144U 61015AE  25191.62949914  .00000118  00000-0  15471-3 0  9995
2 00144  66.4985 153.2231 0047679 225.5836 134.1334 13.91432720237126

Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T15:06:28.725Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-2.18964°

Altitude

949.997 km

Speed

7.365 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 12m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

60.99853°

Longitude

124.6873°

Altitude

949.062 km

Speed

7.375 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 15m 21s

Apparent Declination

37° 39' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:10:19

Azimuth

325.1° NNW

Elevation

-1.589°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

956.848 km

Perigee altitude

887.235 km

Semi-major axis

7,300.179 km

Eccentricity

0.00477

Inclination

66.4985°

RAAN

153.2231°

Arg. of periapsis

225.5836°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

134.1334°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.47971 °/min

Orbital period

103.46 mins

BSTAR

0.00015471

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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	2025-07-11 08:56:42.103Z	316.153° NNW	2025-07-11 09:01:42.103Z	246.6° WSW	35.824°	2025-07-11 09:06:42.103Z	178.755° S
10 mins	2025-07-11 22:16:42.103Z	176.026° S	2025-07-11 22:21:42.103Z	102.583° ESE	34.23°	2025-07-11 22:26:42.103Z	44.141° NE
9 mins	2025-07-12 00:03:42.103Z	253.426° W	2025-07-12 00:07:42.103Z	306.043° NW	29.385°	2025-07-12 00:12:42.103Z	9.9° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-12 07:19:42.103Z	343.891° N	2025-07-12 07:24:42.103Z	46.648° ENE	34.751°	2025-07-12 07:29:42.103Z	121.309° SE

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