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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00148U 61015AJ  25128.32429225  .00000579  00000-0  34506-3 0  9995
2 00148  65.7713  98.3058 0141081 174.2242 186.0508 14.09926296701884

Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:46Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:46:58.85Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

115.16418°

Altitude

963.208 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 33m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-4.61123°

Longitude

-65.09729°

Altitude

762.103 km

Speed

7.525 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 02m 56s

Apparent Declination

-30° 29' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:13:36

Azimuth

100.026° ESE

Elevation

-38.983°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

960.213 km

Perigee altitude

756.033 km

Semi-major axis

7,236.26 km

Eccentricity

0.0141081

Inclination

65.7713°

RAAN

98.3058°

Arg. of periapsis

174.2242°

True anomaly

185.88333°

Mean anomaly

186.0508°

Eccentric anomaly

185.96677°

Mean motion

3.52592 °/min

BSTAR

0.00034506

Orbital period

102.1 mins

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

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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, 147

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	2025-05-09 08:11:00.068Z	344.555° N	2025-05-09 08:15:00.068Z	67.081° ENE	37.858°	2025-05-09 08:19:00.068Z	128.538° SE
6 mins	2025-05-09 09:57:00.068Z	284.738° WNW	2025-05-09 09:59:00.068Z	257.289° W	19.097°	2025-05-09 10:03:00.068Z	206.59° SW
10 mins	2025-05-09 23:04:00.068Z	190.977° SSW	2025-05-09 23:09:00.068Z	97.915° ESE	40.754°	2025-05-09 23:14:00.068Z	38.517° NE
7 mins	2025-05-10 00:51:00.068Z	272.67° WNW	2025-05-10 00:54:00.068Z	312.07° NW	23.454°	2025-05-10 00:58:00.068Z	2.4° NNE

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