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

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 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

42.56845°

Longitude

152.37775°

Altitude

930.333 km

Speed

7.39 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 18m 12s

Apparent Declination

14° 16' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:01:18

Azimuth

287.787° WNW

Elevation

1.109°

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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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	2025-07-11 22:16:22.747Z	177.497° S	2025-07-11 22:21:22.747Z	110.837° ESE	34.423°	2025-07-11 22:26:22.747Z	45.418° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-12 00:03:22.747Z	251.33° W	2025-07-12 00:08:22.747Z	319.299° NNW	29.136°	2025-07-12 00:13:22.747Z	13.436° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-12 07:19:22.747Z	342.628° N	2025-07-12 07:25:22.747Z	65.121° ENE	34.546°	2025-07-12 07:30:22.747Z	124.215° SE
8 mins	2025-07-12 09:07:22.747Z	301.707° NW	2025-07-12 09:11:22.747Z	247.485° WSW	26.718°	2025-07-12 09:15:22.747Z	197.792° SSW

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