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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00144U 61015AE  25128.95143141  .00000351  00000-0  33725-3 0  9990
2 00144  66.4993 308.2805 0049513 260.3144  99.2338 13.91393841228408

Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:50Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T22:50:03.673Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

98.75063°

Altitude

931.78 km

Speed

7.383 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 33m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-39.22005°

Longitude

-61.22061°

Altitude

908.827 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 08m 10s

Apparent Declination

-62° 26' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:13:37

Azimuth

216.673° SW

Elevation

-41.976°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

958.324 km

Perigee altitude

886.032 km

Semi-major axis

7,300.315 km

Eccentricity

0.0049513

Inclination

66.4993°

RAAN

308.2805°

Arg. of periapsis

260.3144°

True anomaly

99.79326°

Mean anomaly

99.2338°

Eccentric anomaly

99.51359°

Mean motion

3.47961 °/min

BSTAR

0.00033725

Orbital period

103.46 mins

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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	2025-05-09 12:45:01.006Z	170.548° S	2025-05-09 12:50:01.006Z	103.412° ESE	30.799°	2025-05-09 12:55:01.006Z	46.849° ENE
9 mins	2025-05-09 14:32:01.006Z	248.719° W	2025-05-09 14:36:01.006Z	306.393° NW	32.173°	2025-05-09 14:41:01.006Z	12.279° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-09 21:49:01.006Z	351.42° N	2025-05-09 21:53:01.006Z	46.548° ENE	32.179°	2025-05-09 21:58:01.006Z	115.831° SE
9 mins	2025-05-09 23:36:01.006Z	303.157° NW	2025-05-09 23:40:01.006Z	241.778° WSW	30.301°	2025-05-09 23:45:01.006Z	186.356° SSW

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