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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00234U 61015BS  25169.23168743  .00000279  00000-0  22261-3 0  9993
2 00234  66.8769 346.7403 0066874  28.3294 332.1402 14.03801984260347

Epoch: 2025-06-18T05:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T05:33:37.793Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-3.38388°

Altitude

839.905 km

Speed

7.455 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 06m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

63.72824°

Longitude

115.06581°

Altitude

878.235 km

Speed

7.426 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 29m 47s

Apparent Declination

21° 30' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:23:37

Azimuth

328.364° NNW

Elevation

-21.897°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

927.565 km

Perigee altitude

830.502 km

Semi-major axis

7,257.171 km

Eccentricity

0.00669

Inclination

66.8769°

RAAN

346.7403°

Arg. of periapsis

28.3294°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

332.1402°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.51069 °/min

Orbital period

102.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00022261

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-19 12:26:46.739Z	170.048° S	2025-06-19 12:31:46.739Z	104.191° ESE	27.893°	2025-06-19 12:35:46.739Z	51.767° ENE
9 mins	2025-06-19 14:12:46.739Z	246.028° WSW	2025-06-19 14:16:46.739Z	306.08° NW	30.968°	2025-06-19 14:21:46.739Z	13.168° NNE
9 mins	2025-06-19 21:25:46.739Z	356.522° N	2025-06-19 21:29:46.739Z	52.98° ENE	27.835°	2025-06-19 21:34:46.739Z	112.491° ESE
10 mins	2025-06-19 23:10:46.739Z	313.095° NW	2025-06-19 23:14:46.739Z	259.7° W	33.823°	2025-06-19 23:20:46.739Z	179.445° S

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