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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00223U 61015BK  25107.87202619  .00000044  00000-0  96856-4 0  9996
2 00223  66.8894 273.1785 0074662 268.6362  90.6163 13.88947722231801

Epoch: 2025-04-17T20:55Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-17T20:55:43.062Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

113.01138°

Altitude

935.396 km

Speed

7.384 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 12m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

12.69875°

Longitude

-77.44719°

Altitude

943.694 km

Speed

7.376 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 35m 10s

Apparent Declination

-46° 02' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:59:55

Azimuth

163.717° S

Elevation

1.449°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

985.275 km

Perigee altitude

876.136 km

Semi-major axis

7,308.842 km

Eccentricity

0.0074662

Inclination

66.8894°

RAAN

273.1785°

Arg. of periapsis

268.6362°

True anomaly

91.4717°

Mean anomaly

90.6163°

Eccentric anomaly

91.04401°

Mean motion

3.47352 °/min

BSTAR

0.000096856

Orbital period

103.64 mins

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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)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 153 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-04-20 11:15:21.686Z	168.135° S	2025-04-20 11:20:21.686Z	104.05° ESE	29.833°	2025-04-20 11:25:21.686Z	47.678° ENE
10 mins	2025-04-20 13:02:21.686Z	245.409° WSW	2025-04-20 13:06:21.686Z	301.364° NW	33.281°	2025-04-20 13:12:21.686Z	15.827° NNE
10 mins	2025-04-20 20:20:21.686Z	352.963° N	2025-04-20 20:24:21.686Z	44.442° NE	30.644°	2025-04-20 20:30:21.686Z	117.309° SE

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