THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 234

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 234 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

234, 1961-015BS

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00234U 61015BS  25181.77083225  .00000152  00000-0  14307-3 0  9999
2 00234  66.8771 315.5501 0067667  18.8151 341.5412 14.03807026262104

Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:29:59.906Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

118.9746°

Altitude

836.174 km

Speed

7.459 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 02m 12s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-65.55241°

Longitude

47.41211°

Altitude

912.568 km

Speed

7.391 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 09m 49s

Apparent Declination

-53° 54' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:42:54

Azimuth

160.977° S

Elevation

-74.935°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

928.123 km

Perigee altitude

829.909 km

Semi-major axis

7,257.153 km

Eccentricity

0.00677

Inclination

66.8771°

RAAN

315.5501°

Arg. of periapsis

18.8151°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

341.5412°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.5107 °/min

Orbital period

102.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00014307

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-01 18:58:12.158Z	344.823° N	2025-07-01 19:03:12.158Z	49.513° ENE	34.195°	2025-07-01 19:08:12.158Z	121.918° SE
8 mins	2025-07-01 20:45:12.158Z	299.589° NW	2025-07-01 20:48:12.158Z	259.104° W	26.735°	2025-07-01 20:53:12.158Z	195.282° SSW
9 mins	2025-07-02 09:57:12.158Z	187.333° SSW	2025-07-02 10:01:12.158Z	124.535° SE	39.634°	2025-07-02 10:06:12.158Z	38.92° NE
7 mins	2025-07-02 11:44:12.158Z	271.856° WNW	2025-07-02 11:47:12.158Z	312.817° NW	21.884°	2025-07-02 11:51:12.158Z	2.139° NNE

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