THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 178

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 178 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

178, 1961-015BC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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 20 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00178U 61015BC  25199.10788595  .00000013  00000-0  67513-4 0  9998
2 00178  66.8655  97.1881 0085188 237.0521 122.2348 13.92959546250718

Epoch: 2025-07-18T02:35Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T02:35:21.346Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

122.1851°

Altitude

953.894 km

Speed

7.358 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 28m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-61.26412°

Longitude

69.29804°

Altitude

901.873 km

Speed

7.421 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 02m 56s

Apparent Declination

-53° 37' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:42:49

Azimuth

217.993° SW

Elevation

-70.736°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

978.805 km

Perigee altitude

854.519 km

Semi-major axis

7,294.799 km

Eccentricity

0.00852

Inclination

66.8655°

RAAN

97.1881°

Arg. of periapsis

237.0521°

True anomaly

123.05583°

Mean anomaly

122.2348°

Eccentric anomaly

122.64578°

Mean motion

3.48356 °/min

Orbital period

103.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000067513

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-19 03:15:18.484Z	343.282° N	2025-07-19 03:21:18.484Z	63.189° ENE	34.335°	2025-07-19 03:26:18.484Z	123.723° SE
8 mins	2025-07-19 05:03:18.484Z	301.923° NW	2025-07-19 05:07:18.484Z	246.569° WSW	27.089°	2025-07-19 05:11:18.484Z	197.313° SSW
10 mins	2025-07-19 18:21:18.484Z	191.838° SSW	2025-07-19 18:25:18.484Z	137.81° SSE	42.076°	2025-07-19 18:31:18.484Z	35.401° NE
8 mins	2025-07-19 20:09:18.484Z	274.052° WNW	2025-07-19 20:12:18.484Z	310.649° NW	22.845°	2025-07-19 20:17:18.484Z	5.622° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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