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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   148U 61015AJ  25108.53364822  .00001174  00000-0  65143-3 0  9990
2   148  65.7717 150.2874 0143191 184.3141 175.6717 14.09874189699588

Epoch: 2025-04-18T12:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-18T12:48:27.206Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

111.28421°

Altitude

965.181 km

Speed

7.317 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 01m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-64.9149°

Longitude

34.79505°

Altitude

888.521 km

Speed

7.405 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 48m 21s

Apparent Declination

-78° 07' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:37:37

Azimuth

171.52° S

Elevation

-50.188°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

961.92 km

Perigee altitude

754.682 km

Semi-major axis

7,236.438 km

Eccentricity

0.0143191

Inclination

65.7717°

RAAN

150.2874°

Arg. of periapsis

184.3141°

True anomaly

175.79336°

Mean anomaly

175.6717°

Eccentric anomaly

175.73275°

Mean motion

3.52579 °/min

BSTAR

0.00065143

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, 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.
10 mins	2025-04-20 04:06:16.949Z	202.528° SW	2025-04-20 04:10:16.949Z	158.511° S	44.236°	2025-04-20 04:16:16.949Z	33.017° NE
7 mins	2025-04-20 05:53:16.949Z	280.418° WNW	2025-04-20 05:56:16.949Z	315.679° NNW	19.766°	2025-04-20 06:00:16.949Z	1.078° NNE
4 mins	2025-04-20 11:19:16.949Z	17.673° NNE	2025-04-20 11:21:16.949Z	41.337° NE	13.799°	2025-04-20 11:23:16.949Z	64.299° ENE
8 mins	2025-04-20 13:03:16.949Z	334.776° NNW	2025-04-20 13:07:16.949Z	87.171° E	43.904°	2025-04-20 13:11:16.949Z	143.519° SSE

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