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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00147U 61015AH  25128.71675123  .00001082  00000-0  50613-3 0  9994
2 00147  66.6176 331.4708 0053849 352.3059   7.7202 14.23349833276887

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:12:07.306Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-153.34292°

Altitude

777.762 km

Speed

7.485 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 05m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-66.50767°

Longitude

123.55449°

Altitude

830.533 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 19m 03s

Apparent Declination

-74° 51' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:26:12

Azimuth

167.046° S

Elevation

-52.151°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

851.156 km

Perigee altitude

773.715 km

Semi-major axis

7,190.573 km

Eccentricity

0.0053849

Inclination

66.6176°

RAAN

331.4708°

Arg. of periapsis

352.3059°

True anomaly

7.80365°

Mean anomaly

7.7202°

Eccentric anomaly

7.76187°

Mean motion

3.55957 °/min

BSTAR

0.00050613

Orbital period

101.14 mins

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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.
9 mins	2025-05-09 15:16:23.527Z	216.147° SW	2025-05-09 15:20:23.527Z	336.094° NNW	43.748°	2025-05-09 15:25:23.527Z	26.36° NE
4 mins	2025-05-09 17:03:23.527Z	301.471° NW	2025-05-09 17:05:23.527Z	325.251° NNW	13.274°	2025-05-09 17:07:23.527Z	347.58° N
5 mins	2025-05-09 22:24:23.527Z	16.603° NNE	2025-05-09 22:26:23.527Z	40.121° NE	15.116°	2025-05-09 22:29:23.527Z	73.909° E
9 mins	2025-05-10 00:07:23.527Z	333.406° NNW	2025-05-10 00:11:23.527Z	78.037° E	44.787°	2025-05-10 00:16:23.527Z	149.083° SSE

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