**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 19961**

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 19961 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

19961, 1961-015MJ

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.052 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
1 19961U 61015MJ  26280.99507314  .00000159  00000-0  21528-3 0  9991
2 19961  65.6407 284.2610 0166005 309.0068  76.5917 13.78711260956071

Epoch: 2026-10-07T23:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-07T23:52:54.319Z)

Latitude

24.88166°

Longitude

-78.5451°

Altitude

944.186 km

Speed

7.395 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 45m 16s

True Declination

24° 45' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:23:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,088.931 km

Perigee altitude

845.065 km

Semi-major axis

7,345.135 km

Eccentricity

0.0166

Inclination

65.6407°

RAAN

284.261°

Arg. of periapsis

309.0068°

True anomaly

78.45074°

Mean anomaly

76.5917°

Eccentric anomaly

77.52037°

Mean motion

3.44781 °/min

Orbital period

104.41 mins

BSTAR

0.00021528

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 243

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 2087 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 476 (Decayed)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 19639 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48827

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48828

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48830

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48824

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48826

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48823

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48822

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48820

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48819

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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	2026-10-10 07:58:17.336Z	10.089° NNE	2026-10-10 08:00:17.336Z	27.318° NE	11.711°	2026-10-10 08:02:17.336Z	44.417° NE
11 mins	2026-10-10 09:45:17.336Z	349.879° N	2026-10-10 09:50:17.336Z	58.291° ENE	40.436°	2026-10-10 09:56:17.336Z	118.591° SE
11 mins	2026-10-10 11:32:17.336Z	311.978° NW	2026-10-10 11:37:17.336Z	253.591° W	42.654°	2026-10-10 11:43:17.336Z	182.331° SSW
11 mins	2026-10-11 00:59:17.336Z	185.879° SSW	2026-10-11 01:04:17.336Z	110.048° ESE	53.445°	2026-10-11 01:10:17.336Z	39.791° NE
9 mins	2026-10-11 02:48:17.336Z	264.823° W	2026-10-11 02:52:17.336Z	318.023° NNW	30.582°	2026-10-11 02:57:17.336Z	11.849° NNE

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 19961

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 19961**

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