THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 232

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 232 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

232, 1961-015BQ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00232U 61015BQ  25189.73661392  .00000126  00000-0  13557-3 0  9995
2 00232  66.8220 345.2830 0059063 343.1579  16.7543 14.00558162258893

Epoch: 2025-07-08T17:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T17:40:43.442Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

153.17469°

Altitude

852.851 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 01m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-61.71574°

Longitude

99.46878°

Altitude

890.443 km

Speed

7.419 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 38m 40s

Apparent Declination

-81° 59' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:12:07

Azimuth

178.272° S

Elevation

-47.821°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

933.176 km

Perigee altitude

847.317 km

Semi-major axis

7,268.383 km

Eccentricity

0.00591

Inclination

66.822°

RAAN

345.283°

Arg. of periapsis

343.1579°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

16.7543°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50257 °/min

Orbital period

102.78 mins

BSTAR

0.00013557

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-09 10:55:41.264Z	160.383° S	2025-07-09 10:59:41.264Z	114.507° SE	23.531°	2025-07-09 11:04:41.264Z	53.74° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-09 12:41:41.264Z	239.288° WSW	2025-07-09 12:45:41.264Z	311.835° NW	36.013°	2025-07-09 12:50:41.264Z	17.122° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-09 19:55:41.264Z	359.26° N	2025-07-09 19:59:41.264Z	51.675° ENE	25.236°	2025-07-09 20:03:41.264Z	100.533° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-09 21:40:41.264Z	318.521° NNW	2025-07-09 21:45:41.264Z	239.587° WSW	38.503°	2025-07-09 21:50:41.264Z	174.07° S

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