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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 01942U 61015HS  25166.65979567  .00000473  00000-0  11044-2 0  9999
2 01942  67.2722  49.5489 0335664 143.7347 250.4770 13.12991195 68694

Epoch: 2025-06-15T15:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-15T15:50:06.345Z)

Latitude

28.0906°

Longitude

-79.30581°

Altitude

1,306.832 km

Speed

7.162 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 09m 36s

True Declination

27° 57' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.74681°

Longitude

148.06688°

Altitude

1,337.214 km

Speed

7.14 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 24m 39s

Apparent Declination

-67° 02' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:43:40

Azimuth

206.06° SW

Elevation

-55.001°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,464.717 km

Perigee altitude

955.303 km

Semi-major axis

7,588.147 km

Eccentricity

0.03357

Inclination

67.2722°

RAAN

49.5489°

Arg. of periapsis

143.7347°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

250.477°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.28352 °/min

Orbital period

109.64 mins

BSTAR

0.0011044

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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	2025-06-16 17:22:55.550Z	193.18° SSW	2025-06-16 17:28:55.550Z	135.575° SSE	42.728°	2025-06-16 17:35:55.550Z	34.218° NE
10 mins	2025-06-16 19:17:55.550Z	264.734° W	2025-06-16 19:22:55.550Z	315.503° NNW	25.038°	2025-06-16 19:27:55.550Z	5.493° NNE
6 mins	2025-06-17 01:08:55.550Z	9.528° NNE	2025-06-17 01:11:55.550Z	42.462° NE	17.316°	2025-06-17 01:14:55.550Z	75.263° E
10 mins	2025-06-17 03:00:55.550Z	330.262° NNW	2025-06-17 03:04:55.550Z	314.232° NW	44.211°	2025-06-17 03:10:55.550Z	155.608° SSE

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