THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 243

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 243 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

243, 1961-015BY

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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 20 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   243U 61015BY  25109.06903362  .00001725  00000-0  11992-2 0  9997
2   243  66.4654 352.4163 0030547 347.0613  12.9681 14.01030440224450

Epoch: 2025-04-19T01:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T01:39:24.504Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

120.14666°

Altitude

870.654 km

Speed

7.429 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 29m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-15.30793°

Longitude

111.1889°

Altitude

873.341 km

Speed

7.427 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 36m 07s

Apparent Declination

-34° 35' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:00:46

Azimuth

259.445° W

Elevation

-47.467°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

910.851 km

Perigee altitude

866.455 km

Semi-major axis

7,266.79 km

Eccentricity

0.0030547

Inclination

66.4654°

RAAN

352.4163°

Arg. of periapsis

347.0613°

True anomaly

13.04695°

Mean anomaly

12.9681°

Eccentric anomaly

13.00749°

Mean motion

3.50372 °/min

BSTAR

0.0011992

Orbital period

102.75 mins

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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)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

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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	2025-04-20 02:10:13.051Z	342.271° N	2025-04-20 02:16:13.051Z	63.519° ENE	34.363°	2025-04-20 02:21:13.051Z	123.897° SE
8 mins	2025-04-20 03:58:13.051Z	296.483° NW	2025-04-20 04:01:13.051Z	253.5° W	26.891°	2025-04-20 04:06:13.051Z	193.311° SSW
10 mins	2025-04-20 17:11:13.051Z	187.284° SSW	2025-04-20 17:15:13.051Z	130.696° SE	39.323°	2025-04-20 17:21:13.051Z	37.961° NE
8 mins	2025-04-20 18:58:13.051Z	267.966° W	2025-04-20 19:01:13.051Z	306.189° NW	23.083°	2025-04-20 19:06:13.051Z	6.747° NNE

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