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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   178U 61015BC  25216.98604318  .00000046  00000-0  91638-4 0  9995
2   178  66.8649  53.4916 0084261 225.0218 134.4012 13.92963461253645

Epoch: 2025-08-04T23:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T23:39:54.13Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

104.73039°

Altitude

963.63 km

Speed

7.348 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 33m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

58.92268°

Longitude

-121.22435°

Altitude

951.155 km

Speed

7.37 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 29m 35s

Apparent Declination

14° 06' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:29:09

Azimuth

359.871° N

Elevation

-35.981°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

978.115 km

Perigee altitude

855.182 km

Semi-major axis

7,294.785 km

Eccentricity

0.00843

Inclination

66.8649°

RAAN

53.4916°

Arg. of periapsis

225.0218°

True anomaly

135.08599°

Mean anomaly

134.4012°

Eccentric anomaly

134.7441°

Mean motion

3.48357 °/min

Orbital period

103.34 mins

BSTAR

0.000091638

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

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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	2025-08-05 13:33:42.174Z	155.575° SSE	2025-08-05 13:38:42.174Z	100.165° ESE	22.59°	2025-08-05 13:42:42.174Z	57.732° ENE
10 mins	2025-08-05 15:19:42.174Z	230.167° WSW	2025-08-05 15:23:42.174Z	285.785° WNW	39.51°	2025-08-05 15:29:42.174Z	19.813° NNE
7 mins	2025-08-05 22:37:42.174Z	6.428° NNE	2025-08-05 22:40:42.174Z	45.822° ENE	23.494°	2025-08-05 22:44:42.174Z	95.326° ESE
10 mins	2025-08-06 00:22:42.174Z	320.617° NNW	2025-08-06 00:27:42.174Z	234.6° WSW	40.174°	2025-08-06 00:32:42.174Z	170.094° S

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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