THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 224

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 224 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

224, 1961-015BL

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 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 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00224U 61015BL  25184.60559289  .00000308  00000-0  20967-3 0  9993
2 00224  66.7366 316.3412 0071744 276.2215 165.7126 14.11439492263313

Epoch: 2025-07-03T14:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T14:32:03.225Z)

Latitude

65.62355°

Longitude

-112.84071°

Altitude

915.249 km

Speed

7.375 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 48m 10s

True Declination

65° 29' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-19.33424°

Longitude

166.62384°

Altitude

837.319 km

Speed

7.446 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 34m 45s

Apparent Declination

-35° 26' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:45:50

Azimuth

98.803° ESE

Elevation

-52.377°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

904.713 km

Perigee altitude

800.957 km

Semi-major axis

7,230.972 km

Eccentricity

0.00717

Inclination

66.7366°

RAAN

316.3412°

Arg. of periapsis

276.2215°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

165.7126°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52978 °/min

Orbital period

101.99 mins

BSTAR

0.00020967

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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)

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-04 08:58:57.746Z	136.704° SSE	2025-07-04 09:01:57.746Z	102.669° ESE	16.525°	2025-07-04 09:04:57.746Z	69.653° E
10 mins	2025-07-04 10:41:57.746Z	220.118° SW	2025-07-04 10:45:57.746Z	292.406° WNW	43.205°	2025-07-04 10:51:57.746Z	24.967° NE
4 mins	2025-07-04 12:30:57.746Z	309.245° NW	2025-07-04 12:31:57.746Z	320.404° NNW	13.998°	2025-07-04 12:34:57.746Z	351.616° N
6 mins	2025-07-04 17:53:57.746Z	11.485° NNE	2025-07-04 17:56:57.746Z	47.676° ENE	18.145°	2025-07-04 17:59:57.746Z	81.284° E
10 mins	2025-07-04 19:37:57.746Z	328.661° NNW	2025-07-04 19:41:57.746Z	288.876° WNW	44.579°	2025-07-04 19:47:57.746Z	155.835° SSE

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