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 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   159U 61015AV  26237.26173554 -.00000047  00000-0  47858-4 0  9999
2   159  65.5247  81.8020 0359879 133.5060 229.6479 13.03096709 89851

Epoch: 2026-08-25T06:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T06:16:53.950Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

14.04561°

Altitude

1,435.187 km

Speed

7.058 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 27m 12s

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

09:22:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,523.053 km

Perigee altitude

974.113 km

Semi-major axis

7,626.72 km

Eccentricity

0.03599

Inclination

65.5247°

RAAN

81.802°

Arg. of periapsis

133.506°

True anomaly

226.59563°

Mean anomaly

229.6479°

Eccentric anomaly

228.11285°

Mean motion

3.25864 °/min

Orbital period

110.48 mins

BSTAR

0.000047858

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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.
10 mins	2026-08-25 23:25:10.876Z	348.445° N	2026-08-25 23:30:10.876Z	53.51° ENE	29.578°	2026-08-25 23:35:10.876Z	111.363° ESE
10 mins	2026-08-26 01:19:10.876Z	309.67° NW	2026-08-26 01:24:10.876Z	237.509° WSW	32.478°	2026-08-26 01:29:10.876Z	182.009° SSW
9 mins	2026-08-26 13:43:10.876Z	143.595° SSE	2026-08-26 13:47:10.876Z	108.172° ESE	20.908°	2026-08-26 13:52:10.876Z	62.91° ENE
13 mins	2026-08-26 15:34:10.876Z	218.002° SW	2026-08-26 15:41:10.876Z	334.364° NNW	43.591°	2026-08-26 15:47:10.876Z	27.103° NE
8 mins	2026-08-26 17:32:10.876Z	289.934° WNW	2026-08-26 17:35:10.876Z	316.95° NNW	17.636°	2026-08-26 17:40:10.876Z	3.84° NNE

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 159

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T06:16:53.950Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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