THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 158

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 158 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

158, 1961-015AU

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00158U 61015AU  25151.55105725 -.00000015  00000-0  97143-4 0  9996
2 00158  67.0753 238.3837 0602797 116.0323 250.4029 12.66028072957035

Epoch: 2025-05-31T13:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T13:13:31.346Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

150.71327°

Altitude

1,581.681 km

Speed

6.995 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 53m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.09371°

Longitude

-29.40324°

Altitude

1,189.827 km

Speed

7.357 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 05m 29s

Apparent Declination

-22° 58' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:08:19

Azimuth

280.874° WNW

Elevation

-49.103°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,865.276 km

Perigee altitude

927.956 km

Semi-major axis

7,774.753 km

Eccentricity

0.06028

Inclination

67.0753°

RAAN

238.3837°

Arg. of periapsis

116.0323°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

250.4029°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.16602 °/min

Orbital period

113.71 mins

BSTAR

0.000097143

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

TRANSIT 4A, 116

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, 148

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.
13 mins	2025-06-01 06:22:37.521Z	173.31° S	2025-06-01 06:29:37.521Z	112.877° SE	32.111°	2025-06-01 06:35:37.521Z	47.342° ENE
12 mins	2025-06-01 08:20:37.521Z	239.886° WSW	2025-06-01 08:26:37.521Z	303.538° NW	34.333°	2025-06-01 08:32:37.521Z	14.534° NNE
10 mins	2025-06-01 16:21:37.521Z	338.169° N	2025-06-01 16:25:37.521Z	39.374° NE	43.315°	2025-06-01 16:31:37.521Z	143.83° SSE
4 mins	2025-06-01 18:20:37.521Z	272.049° WNW	2025-06-01 18:22:37.521Z	250.107° W	14.522°	2025-06-01 18:24:37.521Z	230.204° WSW

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