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

18 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 18 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   223U 61015BK  25128.61007336  .00000005  00000-0  64925-4 0  9999
2   223  66.8906 222.8867 0074499 255.1028 104.1792 13.88952962235091

Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T14:38:30.338Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

136.58218°

Altitude

948.106 km

Speed

7.371 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 51m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-4.71387°

Longitude

-43.24787°

Altitude

915.753 km

Speed

7.404 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 42m 41s

Apparent Declination

-21° 41' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:58:21

Azimuth

47.042° ENE

Elevation

-65.699°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

985.137 km

Perigee altitude

876.237 km

Semi-major axis

7,308.824 km

Eccentricity

0.0074499

Inclination

66.8906°

RAAN

222.8867°

Arg. of periapsis

255.1028°

True anomaly

105.00497°

Mean anomaly

104.1792°

Eccentric anomaly

104.59228°

Mean motion

3.47354 °/min

BSTAR

0.000064925

Orbital period

103.64 mins

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

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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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 09:53:07.470Z	288.857° WNW	2025-05-09 09:56:07.470Z	320.007° NNW	16.362°	2025-05-09 10:00:07.470Z	359.251° N
7 mins	2025-05-09 15:23:07.470Z	7.839° NNE	2025-05-09 15:26:07.470Z	41.919° NE	19.481°	2025-05-09 15:30:07.470Z	85.53° E
10 mins	2025-05-09 17:09:07.470Z	328.169° NNW	2025-05-09 17:13:07.470Z	295.517° NW	44.14°	2025-05-09 17:19:07.470Z	157.325° SSE
8 mins	2025-05-10 06:31:07.470Z	150.969° SSE	2025-05-10 06:35:07.470Z	99.898° ESE	24.303°	2025-05-10 06:39:07.470Z	56.217° ENE
11 mins	2025-05-10 08:16:07.470Z	232.503° WSW	2025-05-10 08:21:07.470Z	310.693° NW	38.221°	2025-05-10 08:27:07.470Z	20.275° NNE

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