THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 223

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 223 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

223, 1961-015BK

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00223U 61015BK  25196.36845631 -.00000022  00000-0  43216-4 0  9994
2 00223  66.8905  58.5688 0071260 210.1037 149.5937 13.88961935244093

Epoch: 2025-07-15T08:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T08:50:34.625Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-7.53948°

Altitude

979.38 km

Speed

7.34 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 54m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.04009°

Longitude

13.72166°

Altitude

987.396 km

Speed

7.337 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 51m 47s

Apparent Declination

8° 21' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:45:23

Azimuth

295.411° NW

Elevation

-15.522°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

982.738 km

Perigee altitude

878.573 km

Semi-major axis

7,308.792 km

Eccentricity

0.00713

Inclination

66.8905°

RAAN

58.5688°

Arg. of periapsis

210.1037°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

149.5937°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.47356 °/min

Orbital period

103.64 mins

BSTAR

0.000043216

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-16 00:56:58.907Z	346.673° N	2025-07-16 01:01:58.907Z	57.687° ENE	34.16°	2025-07-16 01:06:58.907Z	122.677° SE
8 mins	2025-07-16 02:44:58.907Z	298.033° NW	2025-07-16 02:47:58.907Z	255.849° W	27.021°	2025-07-16 02:52:58.907Z	194.135° SSW
10 mins	2025-07-16 16:04:58.907Z	193.833° SSW	2025-07-16 16:08:58.907Z	143.32° SSE	42.575°	2025-07-16 16:14:58.907Z	34.59° NE
8 mins	2025-07-16 17:52:58.907Z	271.99° WNW	2025-07-16 17:56:58.907Z	319.878° NNW	22.021°	2025-07-16 18:00:58.907Z	2.808° NNE

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