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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00144U 61015AE  25114.64732876  .00000314  00000-0  30788-3 0  9995
2 00144  66.5007 343.6670 0049676 268.2972  91.2414 13.91380227226414

Epoch: 2025-04-24T15:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T15:32:09.204Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-102.28714°

Altitude

926.817 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 54m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-18.28123°

Longitude

83.34024°

Altitude

916.141 km

Speed

7.4 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 32m 32s

Apparent Declination

-28° 17' 38"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:54:18

Azimuth

22.761° NE

Elevation

-77.543°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

958.491 km

Perigee altitude

885.96 km

Semi-major axis

7,300.362 km

Eccentricity

0.0049676

Inclination

66.5007°

RAAN

343.667°

Arg. of periapsis

268.2972°

True anomaly

91.81043°

Mean anomaly

91.2414°

Eccentric anomaly

91.52592°

Mean motion

3.47958 °/min

BSTAR

0.00030788

Orbital period

103.46 mins

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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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	2025-04-25 17:33:59.216Z	238.314° WSW	2025-04-25 17:38:59.216Z	308.53° NW	35.051°	2025-04-25 17:43:59.216Z	15.077° NNE
9 mins	2025-04-26 00:51:59.216Z	354.586° N	2025-04-26 00:55:59.216Z	48.707° ENE	29.463°	2025-04-26 01:00:59.216Z	111.435° ESE
10 mins	2025-04-26 02:37:59.216Z	312.553° NW	2025-04-26 02:42:59.216Z	238.61° WSW	33.779°	2025-04-26 02:47:59.216Z	181.04° SSW
10 mins	2025-04-26 15:57:59.216Z	177.908° S	2025-04-26 16:01:59.216Z	119.611° SE	36.253°	2025-04-26 16:07:59.216Z	41.132° NE

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