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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00148U 61015AJ  25181.73496735  .00000690  00000-0  40374-3 0  9993
2 00148  65.7735 318.0102 0136816 146.1719 214.8184 14.10035017709418

Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:38:21.179Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

134.38143°

Altitude

943.002 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 12m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

59.22974°

Longitude

-178.03187°

Altitude

842.675 km

Speed

7.451 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 20m 54s

Apparent Declination

15° 12' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:48:39

Azimuth

24.933° NE

Elevation

-31.21°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

956.749 km

Perigee altitude

758.752 km

Semi-major axis

7,235.887 km

Eccentricity

0.01368

Inclination

65.7735°

RAAN

318.0102°

Arg. of periapsis

146.1719°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

214.8184°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52619 °/min

Orbital period

102.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00040374

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-01 09:06:14.287Z	123.843° SE	2025-07-01 09:08:14.287Z	103.552° ESE	12.002°	2025-07-01 09:10:14.287Z	83.108° E
9 mins	2025-07-01 10:48:14.287Z	207.562° SW	2025-07-01 10:52:14.287Z	191.759° SSW	44.745°	2025-07-01 10:57:14.287Z	31.101° NE
5 mins	2025-07-01 12:36:14.287Z	292.99° NW	2025-07-01 12:38:14.287Z	317.589° NNW	17.046°	2025-07-01 12:41:14.287Z	353.147° N
4 mins	2025-07-01 18:01:14.287Z	22.302° NNE	2025-07-01 18:02:14.287Z	34.758° NE	13.968°	2025-07-01 18:05:14.287Z	70.687° E
9 mins	2025-07-01 19:44:14.287Z	331.323° NNW	2025-07-01 19:48:14.287Z	8.025° NNE	44.609°	2025-07-01 19:53:14.287Z	148.317° SSE

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