THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 148

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 148 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

148, 1961-015AJ

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 00148U 61015AJ  25199.46658968  .00000561  00000-0  33708-3 0  9990
2 00148  65.7724 271.4295 0135235 136.7722 224.4068 14.10072801711912

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:11:53.348Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

166.93955°

Altitude

931.704 km

Speed

7.35 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 05m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

25.78766°

Longitude

-26.93102°

Altitude

766.74 km

Speed

7.522 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 14m 40s

Apparent Declination

-5° 56' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:37:02

Azimuth

303.238° NW

Elevation

-40.978°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

955.474 km

Perigee altitude

759.769 km

Semi-major axis

7,235.758 km

Eccentricity

0.01352

Inclination

65.7724°

RAAN

271.4295°

Arg. of periapsis

136.7722°

True anomaly

223.33542°

Mean anomaly

224.4068°

Eccentric anomaly

223.86982°

Mean motion

3.52628 °/min

Orbital period

102.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00033708

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 145

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 146 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 149 (Decayed)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

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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	2025-07-19 06:02:22.123Z	188.64° SSW	2025-07-19 06:07:22.123Z	116.014° SE	38.785°	2025-07-19 06:12:22.123Z	41.227° NE
7 mins	2025-07-19 07:49:22.123Z	266.983° W	2025-07-19 07:52:22.123Z	306.498° NW	23.584°	2025-07-19 07:56:22.123Z	1.632° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-19 14:59:22.123Z	344.577° N	2025-07-19 15:03:22.123Z	63.253° ENE	37.143°	2025-07-19 15:07:22.123Z	127.201° SE
6 mins	2025-07-19 16:45:22.123Z	286.057° WNW	2025-07-19 16:47:22.123Z	258.441° W	19.262°	2025-07-19 16:51:22.123Z	206.359° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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