THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 172

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 172 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

172, 1961-015AY

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00172U 61015AY  25169.58219676  .00000142  00000-0  26962-3 0  9995
2 00172  67.0680 280.4926 0137519 320.8664  38.2515 13.58961746155707

Epoch: 2025-06-18T13:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T13:58:21.8Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

163.83959°

Altitude

961.965 km

Speed

7.411 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 41m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-51.04159°

Longitude

131.1532°

Altitude

961.179 km

Speed

7.419 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 02m 08s

Apparent Declination

-76° 41' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:39:45

Azimuth

162.756° S

Elevation

-43.357°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,139.839 km

Perigee altitude

935.871 km

Semi-major axis

7,415.992 km

Eccentricity

0.01375

Inclination

67.068°

RAAN

280.4926°

Arg. of periapsis

320.8664°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

38.2515°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.39852 °/min

Orbital period

105.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00026962

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-19 07:44:42.785Z	154.796° SSE	2025-06-19 07:49:42.785Z	100.222° ESE	22.866°	2025-06-19 07:53:42.785Z	58.129° ENE
11 mins	2025-06-19 09:32:42.785Z	228.447° WSW	2025-06-19 09:37:42.785Z	298.786° NW	39.886°	2025-06-19 09:43:42.785Z	19.878° NNE
5 mins	2025-06-19 11:26:42.785Z	309.94° NW	2025-06-19 11:28:42.785Z	328.982° NNW	13.365°	2025-06-19 11:31:42.785Z	355.408° N
11 mins	2025-06-19 17:00:42.785Z	351.127° N	2025-06-19 17:05:42.785Z	45.706° ENE	29.918°	2025-06-19 17:11:42.785Z	111.151° ESE
12 mins	2025-06-19 18:49:42.785Z	317.652° NNW	2025-06-19 18:54:42.785Z	261.501° W	37.557°	2025-06-19 19:01:42.785Z	176.541° S

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