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

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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00178U 61015BC  25128.67184637  .00000089  00000-0  12391-3 0  9995
2 00178  66.8650 269.3309 0086072 283.6705  75.4803 13.92942418240900

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:07:27.526Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

160.72722°

Altitude

905.182 km

Speed

7.408 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 57m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

11.3413°

Longitude

-25.47351°

Altitude

946.43 km

Speed

7.366 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 48m 29s

Apparent Declination

-14° 29' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:08:26

Azimuth

294.515° NW

Elevation

-46.833°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

979.51 km

Perigee altitude

853.933 km

Semi-major axis

7,294.859 km

Eccentricity

0.0086072

Inclination

66.865°

RAAN

269.3309°

Arg. of periapsis

283.6705°

True anomaly

76.43765°

Mean anomaly

75.4803°

Eccentric anomaly

75.95872°

Mean motion

3.48352 °/min

BSTAR

0.00012391

Orbital period

103.34 mins

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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)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 141

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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 09:28:51.001Z	139.788° SSE	2025-05-09 09:31:51.001Z	108.808° ESE	16.857°	2025-05-09 09:35:51.001Z	66.515° ENE
11 mins	2025-05-09 11:12:51.001Z	217.3° SW	2025-05-09 11:17:51.001Z	298.161° NW	43.621°	2025-05-09 11:23:51.001Z	25.021° NE
6 mins	2025-05-09 13:02:51.001Z	295.638° NW	2025-05-09 13:04:51.001Z	316.321° NNW	15.04°	2025-05-09 13:08:51.001Z	356.314° N
8 mins	2025-05-09 18:30:51.001Z	3.724° NNE	2025-05-09 18:34:51.001Z	49.706° ENE	20.405°	2025-05-09 18:38:51.001Z	91.021° ESE
10 mins	2025-05-09 20:16:51.001Z	326.681° NNW	2025-05-09 20:21:51.001Z	202.42° SSW	43.744°	2025-05-09 20:26:51.001Z	159.665° S

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