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

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 00243U 61015BY  25128.69950878  .00001017  00000-0  72837-3 0  9991
2 00243  66.4628 302.9917 0031436 335.6416  24.3178 14.01087330226618

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:47Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:47:17.558Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-175.59771°

Altitude

871.281 km

Speed

7.428 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 11m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-6.46302°

Longitude

4.06816°

Altitude

912.495 km

Speed

7.386 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 10m 51s

Apparent Declination

-58° 37' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:59:41

Azimuth

156.32° SSE

Elevation

-16.239°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

911.3 km

Perigee altitude

865.614 km

Semi-major axis

7,266.594 km

Eccentricity

0.0031436

Inclination

66.4628°

RAAN

302.9917°

Arg. of periapsis

335.6416°

True anomaly

24.46667°

Mean anomaly

24.3178°

Eccentric anomaly

24.39218°

Mean motion

3.50386 °/min

BSTAR

0.00072837

Orbital period

102.74 mins

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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.
8 mins	2025-05-10 11:44:09.660Z	151.542° SSE	2025-05-10 11:48:09.660Z	104.448° ESE	20.536°	2025-05-10 11:52:09.660Z	59.536° ENE
9 mins	2025-05-10 13:29:09.660Z	230.707° WSW	2025-05-10 13:33:09.660Z	299.927° NW	39.633°	2025-05-10 13:38:09.660Z	19.421° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-10 20:43:09.660Z	359.174° N	2025-05-10 20:47:09.660Z	49.146° ENE	23.09°	2025-05-10 20:51:09.660Z	96.412° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-10 22:29:09.660Z	318.026° NNW	2025-05-10 22:33:09.660Z	241.897° WSW	40.847°	2025-05-10 22:38:09.660Z	168.996° S

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