THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147 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

147, 1961-015AH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 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 15 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00147U 61015AH  25178.32324690  .00000535  00000-0  26806-3 0  9995
2 00147  66.6156 202.6793 0057815 318.6261  41.0461 14.23429660283945

Epoch: 2025-06-27T07:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T07:45:28.532Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

170.63268°

Altitude

784.613 km

Speed

7.478 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 30m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.48467°

Longitude

-160.81552°

Altitude

826.019 km

Speed

7.442 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 07m 35s

Apparent Declination

13° 45' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:36:26

Azimuth

53.676° ENE

Elevation

-17.687°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

853.738 km

Perigee altitude

770.596 km

Semi-major axis

7,190.304 km

Eccentricity

0.00578

Inclination

66.6156°

RAAN

202.6793°

Arg. of periapsis

318.6261°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

41.0461°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.55977 °/min

Orbital period

101.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00026806

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 141

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 144

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 146 (Decayed)

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.
8 mins	2025-06-28 02:25:39.555Z	167.549° S	2025-06-28 02:29:39.555Z	109.791° ESE	28.483°	2025-06-28 02:33:39.555Z	52.693° ENE
8 mins	2025-06-28 04:09:39.555Z	247.999° W	2025-06-28 04:13:39.555Z	310.705° NW	30.295°	2025-06-28 04:17:39.555Z	8.785° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-28 11:16:39.555Z	357.005° N	2025-06-28 11:20:39.555Z	53.501° ENE	26.383°	2025-06-28 11:24:39.555Z	105.411° ESE
9 mins	2025-06-28 13:00:39.555Z	312.046° NW	2025-06-28 13:04:39.555Z	246.07° WSW	35.149°	2025-06-28 13:09:39.555Z	178.233° S

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