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

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 00147U 61015AH  25196.31024570  .00000591  00000-0  29187-3 0  9995
2 00147  66.6163 155.9765 0058782 307.3496  52.2251 14.23456614286506

Epoch: 2025-07-15T07:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T07:26:45.228Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

110.88143°

Altitude

790.038 km

Speed

7.472 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 23m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

38.296°

Longitude

129.25562°

Altitude

821.906 km

Speed

7.444 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 37m 12s

Apparent Declination

7° 47' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:43:23

Azimuth

84.986° E

Elevation

6.175°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

854.342 km

Perigee altitude

769.811 km

Semi-major axis

7,190.213 km

Eccentricity

0.00588

Inclination

66.6163°

RAAN

155.9765°

Arg. of periapsis

307.3496°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

52.2251°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.55984 °/min

Orbital period

101.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00029187

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

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-15 22:43:59.815Z	196.562° SSW	2025-07-15 22:48:59.815Z	137.044° SSE	42.146°	2025-07-15 22:53:59.815Z	36.054° NE
6 mins	2025-07-16 00:30:59.815Z	277.849° WNW	2025-07-16 00:33:59.815Z	317.818° NNW	19.733°	2025-07-16 00:36:59.815Z	355.293° N
9 mins	2025-07-16 07:36:59.815Z	347.272° N	2025-07-16 07:40:59.815Z	70.969° E	38.243°	2025-07-16 07:45:59.815Z	132.59° SE
7 mins	2025-07-16 09:20:59.815Z	294.31° NW	2025-07-16 09:23:59.815Z	256.451° W	21.294°	2025-07-16 09:27:59.815Z	207.137° SW

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