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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00148U 61015AJ  25181.59311221  .00000693  00000-0  40553-3 0  9995
2 00148  65.7735 318.3828 0136829 146.2463 214.7424 14.10034850709394

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:14:04.894Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-174.03832°

Altitude

943.084 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 13m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-65.51979°

Longitude

105.42673°

Altitude

943.84 km

Speed

7.348 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 08m 21s

Apparent Declination

-67° 26' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:38:42

Azimuth

155.492° SSE

Elevation

-55.662°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

956.759 km

Perigee altitude

758.743 km

Semi-major axis

7,235.888 km

Eccentricity

0.01368

Inclination

65.7735°

RAAN

318.3828°

Arg. of periapsis

146.2463°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

214.7424°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52619 °/min

Orbital period

102.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00040553

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

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

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, 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.
4 mins	2025-07-01 09:05:58.202Z	126.306° SE	2025-07-01 09:07:58.202Z	106.389° ESE	11.989°	2025-07-01 09:09:58.202Z	85.682° E
10 mins	2025-07-01 10:47:58.202Z	207.592° SW	2025-07-01 10:52:58.202Z	39.206° NE	44.216°	2025-07-01 10:57:58.202Z	31.111° NE
5 mins	2025-07-01 12:35:58.202Z	290.139° WNW	2025-07-01 12:37:58.202Z	314.07° NW	16.998°	2025-07-01 12:40:58.202Z	350.526° N
4 mins	2025-07-01 18:00:58.202Z	19.163° NNE	2025-07-01 18:02:58.202Z	44.218° NE	13.944°	2025-07-01 18:04:58.202Z	67.961° E
8 mins	2025-07-01 19:44:58.202Z	331.979° NNW	2025-07-01 19:47:58.202Z	349.538° N	43.736°	2025-07-01 19:52:58.202Z	148.15° SSE

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