THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 150

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 150 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

150, 1961-015AL

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   150U 61015AL  25128.50766189  .00000480  00000-0  50202-3 0  9993
2   150  66.2467 181.1591 0051722 136.7798 223.7349 13.83415204 52977

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:11:01.987Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

131.82364°

Altitude

981.314 km

Speed

7.348 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 04m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

13.9862°

Longitude

136.29432°

Altitude

972.492 km

Speed

7.357 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 05m 59s

Apparent Declination

-36° 47' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:45:11

Azimuth

220.896° SW

Elevation

-1.732°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

988.165 km

Perigee altitude

912.357 km

Semi-major axis

7,328.398 km

Eccentricity

0.0051722

Inclination

66.2467°

RAAN

181.1591°

Arg. of periapsis

136.7798°

True anomaly

223.32707°

Mean anomaly

223.7349°

Eccentric anomaly

223.53079°

Mean motion

3.45963 °/min

BSTAR

0.00050202

Orbital period

104.06 mins

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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, 148

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 149 (Decayed)

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.
11 mins	2025-05-09 05:40:29.243Z	228.104° WSW	2025-05-09 05:45:29.243Z	290.36° WNW	39.327°	2025-05-09 05:51:29.243Z	21.139° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-09 13:01:29.243Z	358.655° N	2025-05-09 13:05:29.243Z	53.81° ENE	25.821°	2025-05-09 13:09:29.243Z	102.387° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-09 14:48:29.243Z	312.926° NW	2025-05-09 14:52:29.243Z	245.688° WSW	37.178°	2025-05-09 14:57:29.243Z	175.895° S
10 mins	2025-05-10 04:12:29.243Z	176.344° S	2025-05-10 04:17:29.243Z	104.851° ESE	34.011°	2025-05-10 04:22:29.243Z	44.885° NE

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