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

20 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 20 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00232U 61015BQ  25128.39460065  .00000315  00000-0  26119-3 0  9992
2 00232  66.8184 137.3796 0054219  26.8596 333.5276 14.00520728250303

Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:28Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:28:13.496Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

128.85763°

Altitude

858.833 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 09m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-62.83119°

Longitude

2.88312°

Altitude

941.041 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 18m 31s

Apparent Declination

-52° 12' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:40:59

Azimuth

164.392° S

Elevation

-77.122°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

929.785 km

Perigee altitude

850.967 km

Semi-major axis

7,268.513 km

Eccentricity

0.0054219

Inclination

66.8184°

RAAN

137.3796°

Arg. of periapsis

26.8596°

True anomaly

333.24895°

Mean anomaly

333.5276°

Eccentric anomaly

333.38845°

Mean motion

3.50247 °/min

BSTAR

0.00026119

Orbital period

102.78 mins

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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.
9 mins	2025-05-09 09:59:17.875Z	355.216° N	2025-05-09 10:03:17.875Z	40.145° NE	22.609°	2025-05-09 10:08:17.875Z	99.675° ESE
10 mins	2025-05-09 11:45:17.875Z	320.453° NNW	2025-05-09 11:50:17.875Z	224.619° SW	40.119°	2025-05-09 11:55:17.875Z	168.811° S
8 mins	2025-05-10 01:01:17.875Z	156.149° SSE	2025-05-10 01:04:17.875Z	113.753° SE	26.012°	2025-05-10 01:09:17.875Z	50.895° ENE
9 mins	2025-05-10 02:46:17.875Z	244.536° WSW	2025-05-10 02:50:17.875Z	313.271° NW	33.195°	2025-05-10 02:55:17.875Z	15.748° NNE

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