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

10 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 10 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 01943U 61015HT  25189.86153508  .00000802  00000-0  35899-3 0  9998
2 01943  66.8571 341.9905 0055556 198.8309 161.0735 14.26792308295165

Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:40:36.63Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

104.7874°

Altitude

842.352 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 47m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

51.44491°

Longitude

135.90996°

Altitude

840.574 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 12m 40s

Apparent Declination

13° 41' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:12:07

Azimuth

47.709° ENE

Elevation

-22.105°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

840.715 km

Perigee altitude

760.948 km

Semi-major axis

7,178.969 km

Eccentricity

0.00556

Inclination

66.8571°

RAAN

341.9905°

Arg. of periapsis

198.8309°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

161.0735°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.56821 °/min

Orbital period

100.89 mins

BSTAR

0.00035899

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2025-07-09 10:16:41.259Z	126.457° SE	2025-07-09 10:18:41.259Z	104.324° ESE	13.495°	2025-07-09 10:20:41.259Z	81.839° E
9 mins	2025-07-09 11:57:41.259Z	213.216° SW	2025-07-09 12:01:41.259Z	286.026° WNW	44.548°	2025-07-09 12:06:41.259Z	26.29° NE
4 mins	2025-07-09 13:44:41.259Z	299.132° NW	2025-07-09 13:46:41.259Z	322.841° NNW	14.4°	2025-07-09 13:48:41.259Z	345.522° N
9 mins	2025-07-09 20:47:41.259Z	336.22° NNW	2025-07-09 20:51:41.259Z	52.137° ENE	43.943°	2025-07-09 20:56:41.259Z	145.405° SSE

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