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

3 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00234U 61015BS  25186.61548821  .00000076  00000-0  96347-4 0  9995
2 00234  66.8773 303.5001 0068043  15.1315 345.1785 14.03809178262786

Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:46:18.181Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

158.07336°

Altitude

834.999 km

Speed

7.46 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 14m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.96738°

Longitude

146.8478°

Altitude

851.344 km

Speed

7.445 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 51m 05s

Apparent Declination

-31° 45' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:59:36

Azimuth

304.093° NW

Elevation

-76.781°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

928.389 km

Perigee altitude

829.629 km

Semi-major axis

7,257.146 km

Eccentricity

0.0068

Inclination

66.8773°

RAAN

303.5001°

Arg. of periapsis

15.1315°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

345.1785°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.51071 °/min

Orbital period

102.54 mins

BSTAR

0.000096347

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-05 18:44:08.611Z	332.029° NNW	2025-07-05 18:50:08.611Z	125.043° SE	44.565°	2025-07-05 18:55:08.611Z	150.548° SSE
4 mins	2025-07-05 20:33:08.611Z	271.597° WNW	2025-07-05 20:34:08.611Z	260.899° W	13.337°	2025-07-05 20:37:08.611Z	230.264° WSW
5 mins	2025-07-06 08:01:08.611Z	125.539° SE	2025-07-06 08:03:08.611Z	100.99° ESE	15.512°	2025-07-06 08:06:08.611Z	68.066° E
10 mins	2025-07-06 09:43:08.611Z	219.309° SW	2025-07-06 09:48:08.611Z	333.506° NNW	42.121°	2025-07-06 09:53:08.611Z	24.118° NE
6 mins	2025-07-06 16:58:08.611Z	17.353° NNE	2025-07-06 17:00:08.611Z	42.198° NE	18.399°	2025-07-06 17:04:08.611Z	86.553° E

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