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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00233U 61015BR  25188.91104402  .00066344  00000-0  21231-2 0  9990
2 00233  66.8239  52.9181 0016818 277.4276  82.4963 15.31897052328296

Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:51:54.203Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

158.82863°

Altitude

470.883 km

Speed

7.632 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 31m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-53.87538°

Longitude

121.98238°

Altitude

479.375 km

Speed

7.631 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 26m 38s

Apparent Declination

-56° 31' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:05:29

Azimuth

136.192° SSE

Elevation

-59.393°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

479.95 km

Perigee altitude

456.921 km

Semi-major axis

6,846.573 km

Eccentricity

0.00168

Inclination

66.8239°

RAAN

52.9181°

Arg. of periapsis

277.4276°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

82.4963°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.83119 °/min

Orbital period

93.97 mins

BSTAR

0.0021231

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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	2025-07-08 16:49:00.560Z	221.207° SW	2025-07-08 16:52:00.560Z	309.136° NW	41.171°	2025-07-08 16:55:00.560Z	20.511° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-09 01:03:00.560Z	13.831° NNE	2025-07-09 01:04:00.560Z	38.683° NE	25.202°	2025-07-09 01:07:00.560Z	110.245° ESE

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