THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145 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

145, 1961-015AF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   145U 61015AF  25196.26718448  .00000057  00000-0  85610-4 0  9992
2   145  66.9260 138.2270 0063955 191.5242 168.4384 14.02996219269921

Epoch: 2025-07-15T06:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T06:24:44.739Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

108.67642°

Altitude

931.052 km

Speed

7.364 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 12m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.66507°

Longitude

121.21486°

Altitude

929.535 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 50m 37s

Apparent Declination

-11° 42' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:50:34

Azimuth

118.971° SE

Elevation

14.195°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

928.239 km

Perigee altitude

835.377 km

Semi-major axis

7,259.945 km

Eccentricity

0.0064

Inclination

66.926°

RAAN

138.227°

Arg. of periapsis

191.5242°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

168.4384°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50868 °/min

Orbital period

102.6 mins

BSTAR

0.00008561

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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, 144

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.
4 mins	2025-07-15 20:15:18.756Z	119.204° SE	2025-07-15 20:16:18.756Z	108.309° ESE	14.624°	2025-07-15 20:19:18.756Z	76.258° E
10 mins	2025-07-15 21:57:18.756Z	213.167° SW	2025-07-15 22:01:18.756Z	266.288° W	44.451°	2025-07-15 22:07:18.756Z	26.772° NE
5 mins	2025-07-15 23:46:18.756Z	300.037° NW	2025-07-15 23:48:18.756Z	323.007° NNW	15.621°	2025-07-15 23:51:18.756Z	354.234° N
5 mins	2025-07-16 05:12:18.756Z	16.779° NNE	2025-07-16 05:14:18.756Z	40.243° NE	15.847°	2025-07-16 05:17:18.756Z	74.362° E
10 mins	2025-07-16 06:56:18.756Z	332.021° NNW	2025-07-16 07:00:18.756Z	342.327° N	44.318°	2025-07-16 07:06:18.756Z	151.798° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-16 20:11:18.756Z	136.333° SSE	2025-07-16 20:14:18.756Z	101.569° ESE	18.07°	2025-07-16 20:15:18.756Z	89.117° E

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