THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 233

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 233 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

233, 1961-015BR

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

23 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 23 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   233U 61015BR  25198.50408100  .00106216  00000-0  32168-2 0  9992
2   233  66.8242  23.5680 0018403 274.3592  85.5457 15.33427403330260

Epoch: 2025-07-17T12:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T12:05:52.598Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-93.4701°

Altitude

466.858 km

Speed

7.634 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 34m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.14198°

Longitude

-95.55444°

Altitude

466.692 km

Speed

7.634 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 36m 42s

Apparent Declination

-56° 21' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:20:52

Azimuth

154.396° SSE

Elevation

-14.785°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

476.469 km

Perigee altitude

451.286 km

Semi-major axis

6,842.014 km

Eccentricity

0.00184

Inclination

66.8242°

RAAN

23.568°

Arg. of periapsis

274.3592°

True anomaly

85.75598°

Mean anomaly

85.5457°

Eccentric anomaly

85.65084°

Mean motion

3.83502 °/min

Orbital period

93.87 mins

BSTAR

0.0032168

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-18 13:16:13.249Z	170.593° S	2025-07-18 13:19:13.249Z	111.317° ESE	24.899°	2025-07-18 13:22:13.249Z	53.008° ENE
4 mins	2025-07-18 14:54:13.249Z	279.115° WNW	2025-07-18 14:55:13.249Z	300.467° NW	18.792°	2025-07-18 14:58:13.249Z	357.007° N
5 mins	2025-07-18 23:05:13.249Z	329.069° NNW	2025-07-18 23:07:13.249Z	310.823° NW	43.954°	2025-07-18 23:10:13.249Z	154.712° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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