THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 159 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

159, 1961-015AV

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00159U 61015AV  25261.87072087 -.00000105  00000-0 -81282-4 0  9996
2 00159  65.5244 114.5017 0376288 262.3357  93.4790 13.02929401 45501

Epoch: 2025-09-18T20:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T20:53:50.283Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

163.01611°

Altitude

1,280.665 km

Speed

7.203 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 38m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

22:47:04

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,536.245 km

Perigee altitude

962.227 km

Semi-major axis

7,627.373 km

Eccentricity

0.03763

Inclination

65.5244°

RAAN

114.5017°

Arg. of periapsis

262.3357°

True anomaly

97.76674°

Mean anomaly

93.479°

Eccentric anomaly

95.62459°

Mean motion

3.25822 °/min

Orbital period

110.49 mins

BSTAR

-0.000081282

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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.
15 mins	2025-09-19 15:25:57.408Z	188.096° SSW	2025-09-19 15:31:57.408Z	128.036° SE	41.237°	2025-09-19 15:40:57.408Z	37.225° NE
14 mins	2025-09-19 17:20:57.408Z	256.558° W	2025-09-19 17:26:57.408Z	313.64° NW	32.012°	2025-09-19 17:34:57.408Z	19.648° NNE
8 mins	2025-09-19 19:20:57.408Z	317.925° NNW	2025-09-19 19:23:57.408Z	338.818° N	14.843°	2025-09-19 19:28:57.408Z	12.713° NNE
6 mins	2025-09-19 21:20:57.408Z	356.435° N	2025-09-19 21:22:57.408Z	10.124° NNE	13.355°	2025-09-19 21:26:57.408Z	37.312° NE
13 mins	2025-09-19 23:14:57.408Z	348.329° N	2025-09-19 23:20:57.408Z	39.775° NE	27.58°	2025-09-19 23:27:57.408Z	98.633° ESE
15 mins	2025-09-20 01:08:57.408Z	325.556° NNW	2025-09-20 01:15:57.408Z	250.424° W	44.287°	2025-09-20 01:23:57.408Z	158.845° S
6 mins	2025-09-20 03:05:57.408Z	281.722° WNW	2025-09-20 03:08:57.408Z	258.945° W	14.33°	2025-09-20 03:11:57.408Z	236.187° WSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T20:53:50.283Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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