THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1943

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1943 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

1943, 1961-015HT

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 01943U 61015HT  25170.02364672  .00000800  00000-0  35824-3 0  9998
2 01943  66.8567  33.2814 0056683 213.1869 146.5669 14.26758809292332

Epoch: 2025-06-19T00:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T00:34:03.076Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

117.27128°

Altitude

838.742 km

Speed

7.416 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 13m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

52.86439°

Longitude

148.68007°

Altitude

846.395 km

Speed

7.416 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 32m 43s

Apparent Declination

11° 12' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:58:51

Azimuth

331.737° NNW

Elevation

-34.431°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

841.638 km

Perigee altitude

760.251 km

Semi-major axis

7,179.081 km

Eccentricity

0.00567

Inclination

66.8567°

RAAN

33.2814°

Arg. of periapsis

213.1869°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

146.5669°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56812 °/min

Orbital period

100.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00035824

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-20 02:23:09.484Z	312.771° NW	2025-06-20 02:27:09.484Z	257.122° W	31.893°	2025-06-20 02:32:09.484Z	182.655° SSW
8 mins	2025-06-20 15:23:09.484Z	162.741° S	2025-06-20 15:27:09.484Z	106.028° ESE	27.172°	2025-06-20 15:31:09.484Z	53.359° ENE
8 mins	2025-06-20 17:07:09.484Z	247.986° W	2025-06-20 17:10:09.484Z	295.523° NW	32.241°	2025-06-20 17:15:09.484Z	12.144° NNE
7 mins	2025-06-21 00:13:09.484Z	2.851° NNE	2025-06-21 00:16:09.484Z	43.547° NE	22.558°	2025-06-21 00:20:09.484Z	97.991° ESE
8 mins	2025-06-21 01:57:09.484Z	312.517° NW	2025-06-21 02:00:09.484Z	256.112° W	37.507°	2025-06-21 02:05:09.484Z	173.687° S

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