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

16 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 16 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00233U 61015BR  25128.68044682  .00077250  00000-0  32021-2 0  9998
2 00233  66.8267 235.7983 0014956 336.2584  23.7870 15.23349207319093

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:19Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:19:50.605Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

124.08995°

Altitude

488.549 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 43m 11s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-32.20516°

Longitude

106.57749°

Altitude

496.669 km

Speed

7.621 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 50m 57s

Apparent Declination

-73° 15' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:05:05

Azimuth

200.1° SSW

Elevation

-34.791°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

504.314 km

Perigee altitude

483.758 km

Semi-major axis

6,872.173 km

Eccentricity

0.0014956

Inclination

66.8267°

RAAN

235.7983°

Arg. of periapsis

336.2584°

True anomaly

23.85624°

Mean anomaly

23.787°

Eccentric anomaly

23.82161°

Mean motion

3.8098 °/min

BSTAR

0.0032021

Orbital period

94.49 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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 08:13:00.754Z	176.359° S	2025-05-09 08:16:00.754Z	115.483° SE	29.094°	2025-05-09 08:19:00.754Z	50.567° ENE
6 mins	2025-05-09 18:06:00.754Z	319.988° NNW	2025-05-09 18:08:00.754Z	276.232° WNW	40.606°	2025-05-09 18:12:00.754Z	163.009° S
4 mins	2025-05-10 07:52:00.754Z	158.559° S	2025-05-10 07:54:00.754Z	109.847° ESE	25.515°	2025-05-10 07:56:00.754Z	63.409° ENE

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