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

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00159U 61015AV  25182.65764880  .00000278  00000-0  78920-3 0  9996
2 00159  65.5264 289.6615 0376035 291.8033  64.3382 13.02903526 35186

Epoch: 2025-07-01T15:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T15:47:00.856Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

132.95796°

Altitude

1,137.368 km

Speed

7.339 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 18m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.05561°

Longitude

63.26998°

Altitude

993.543 km

Speed

7.489 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 00m 35s

Apparent Declination

-78° 36' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:58:47

Azimuth

188.861° SSW

Elevation

-49.436°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,536.156 km

Perigee altitude

962.517 km

Semi-major axis

7,627.474 km

Eccentricity

0.0376

Inclination

65.5264°

RAAN

289.6615°

Arg. of periapsis

291.8033°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

64.3382°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.25816 °/min

Orbital period

110.49 mins

BSTAR

0.0007892

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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, 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.
15 mins	2025-07-02 08:28:24.479Z	193.674° SSW	2025-07-02 08:34:24.479Z	132.532° SE	42.478°	2025-07-02 08:43:24.479Z	35.452° NE
13 mins	2025-07-02 10:24:24.479Z	265.202° W	2025-07-02 10:29:24.479Z	315.325° NNW	29.151°	2025-07-02 10:37:24.479Z	19.877° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-02 12:24:24.479Z	326.423° NNW	2025-07-02 12:27:24.479Z	347.864° N	13.59°	2025-07-02 12:30:24.479Z	8.341° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-02 14:23:24.479Z	358.269° N	2025-07-02 14:26:24.479Z	19.248° NNE	14.005°	2025-07-02 14:30:24.479Z	45.573° ENE
15 mins	2025-07-02 16:16:24.479Z	344.206° N	2025-07-02 16:23:24.479Z	42.394° NE	29.986°	2025-07-02 16:31:24.479Z	105.926° ESE
16 mins	2025-07-02 18:10:24.479Z	324.214° NNW	2025-07-02 18:18:24.479Z	241.547° WSW	43.411°	2025-07-02 18:26:24.479Z	163.422° S
6 mins	2025-07-02 20:08:24.479Z	279.678° WNW	2025-07-02 20:10:24.479Z	265.774° W	13.659°	2025-07-02 20:14:24.479Z	237.841° WSW

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