THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1942 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

1942, 1961-015HS

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 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 4 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1  1942U 61015HS  25182.90004916 -.00000130  00000-0 -14909-3 0  9998
2  1942  67.2718  15.4736 0335356 132.3180 334.9099 13.12998704 71399

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:36:04.247Z)

Latitude

62.81691°

Longitude

-102.96578°

Altitude

992.646 km

Speed

7.472 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 24m 57s

True Declination

62° 40' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.09463°

Longitude

-26.98559°

Altitude

1,236.862 km

Speed

7.231 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 01m 09s

Apparent Declination

-80° 35' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:31:33

Azimuth

169.275° S

Elevation

-35.792°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,464.453 km

Perigee altitude

955.509 km

Semi-major axis

7,588.118 km

Eccentricity

0.03354

Inclination

67.2718°

RAAN

15.4736°

Arg. of periapsis

132.318°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

334.9099°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.28354 °/min

Orbital period

109.64 mins

BSTAR

-0.00014909

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

TRANSIT 4A, 116

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.
13 mins	2025-07-02 13:36:34.606Z	178.772° S	2025-07-02 13:43:34.606Z	118.263° SE	34.627°	2025-07-02 13:49:34.606Z	45.248° ENE
11 mins	2025-07-02 15:31:34.606Z	246.81° WSW	2025-07-02 15:36:34.606Z	302.919° NW	32.409°	2025-07-02 15:42:34.606Z	12.447° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-02 23:14:34.606Z	340.858° N	2025-07-02 23:19:34.606Z	55.043° ENE	40.659°	2025-07-02 23:25:34.606Z	137.267° SSE
7 mins	2025-07-03 01:08:34.606Z	291.864° WNW	2025-07-03 01:11:34.606Z	257.9° W	19.063°	2025-07-03 01:15:34.606Z	214.381° SW

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