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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00243U 61015BY  25188.94381878  .00000660  00000-0  49047-3 0  9993
2 00243  66.4618 151.2949 0035351 300.4392  59.3198 14.01187327235055

Epoch: 2025-07-07T22:39Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T22:39:05.942Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-114.62578°

Altitude

878.703 km

Speed

7.42 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 05m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.88063°

Longitude

-139.22796°

Altitude

880.165 km

Speed

7.424 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 47m 34s

Apparent Declination

-41° 46' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:04:56

Azimuth

253.594° W

Elevation

-81.73°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

913.798 km

Perigee altitude

862.424 km

Semi-major axis

7,266.248 km

Eccentricity

0.00354

Inclination

66.4618°

RAAN

151.2949°

Arg. of periapsis

300.4392°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

59.3198°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50411 °/min

Orbital period

102.74 mins

BSTAR

0.00049047

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 140 (Decayed)

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-08 07:45:27.282Z	342.763° N	2025-07-08 07:50:27.282Z	48.181° ENE	36.331°	2025-07-08 07:55:27.282Z	124.696° SE
8 mins	2025-07-08 09:32:27.282Z	299.009° NW	2025-07-08 09:36:27.282Z	245.302° WSW	24.912°	2025-07-08 09:40:27.282Z	199.111° SSW
10 mins	2025-07-08 22:45:27.282Z	191.731° SSW	2025-07-08 22:50:27.282Z	99.256° ESE	41.195°	2025-07-08 22:55:27.282Z	37.069° NE
7 mins	2025-07-09 00:33:27.282Z	276.402° WNW	2025-07-09 00:36:27.282Z	316.897° NNW	22.282°	2025-07-09 00:40:27.282Z	3.361° NNE

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