THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 244

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 244 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

244, 1961-015BZ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00244U 61015BZ  25128.42103600  .00000200  00000-0  19955-3 0  9991
2 00244  66.8387 144.1070 0068941   5.7499 354.4358 13.95547434242655

Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:06Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:06:17.51Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

126.04226°

Altitude

861.333 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 36m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

66.10137°

Longitude

-129.76232°

Altitude

920.657 km

Speed

7.398 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 10m 57s

Apparent Declination

36° 49' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:37:33

Azimuth

28.723° NE

Elevation

-6.195°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

957.869 km

Perigee altitude

857.411 km

Semi-major axis

7,285.777 km

Eccentricity

0.0068941

Inclination

66.8387°

RAAN

144.107°

Arg. of periapsis

5.7499°

True anomaly

354.35854°

Mean anomaly

354.4358°

Eccentric anomaly

354.39724°

Mean motion

3.49003 °/min

BSTAR

0.00019955

Orbital period

103.15 mins

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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	2025-05-09 10:42:52.516Z	350.471° N	2025-05-09 10:47:52.516Z	52.758° ENE	28.39°	2025-05-09 10:52:52.516Z	111.646° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-09 12:29:52.516Z	311.193° NW	2025-05-09 12:33:52.516Z	250.732° W	34.932°	2025-05-09 12:38:52.516Z	181.925° SSW
9 mins	2025-05-10 01:47:52.516Z	172.526° S	2025-05-10 01:51:52.516Z	99.692° ESE	34.123°	2025-05-10 01:56:52.516Z	42.003° NE
8 mins	2025-05-10 03:33:52.516Z	257.551° W	2025-05-10 03:37:52.516Z	314.736° NW	26.702°	2025-05-10 03:41:52.516Z	5.818° NNE

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