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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00244U 61015BZ  25182.88706449  .00000058  00000-0  97629-4 0  9997
2 00244  66.8418  10.2830 0072946 328.1032  31.5642 13.95570499250253

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:17:22.371Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

130.76368°

Altitude

866.067 km

Speed

7.443 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 41m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

9.87176°

Longitude

134.3007°

Altitude

871.391 km

Speed

7.438 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 07m 20s

Apparent Declination

-14° 14' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:54:33

Azimuth

50.033° ENE

Elevation

-55.229°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

960.705 km

Perigee altitude

854.413 km

Semi-major axis

7,285.696 km

Eccentricity

0.00729

Inclination

66.8418°

RAAN

10.283°

Arg. of periapsis

328.1032°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

31.5642°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49009 °/min

Orbital period

103.15 mins

BSTAR

0.000097629

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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)

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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	2025-07-02 12:53:11.515Z	150.707° SSE	2025-07-02 12:57:11.515Z	104.474° ESE	20.349°	2025-07-02 13:01:11.515Z	59.724° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-02 14:38:11.515Z	228.183° WSW	2025-07-02 14:42:11.515Z	282.492° WNW	39.323°	2025-07-02 14:48:11.515Z	20.651° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-02 21:55:11.515Z	6.469° NNE	2025-07-02 21:58:11.515Z	44.543° NE	23.339°	2025-07-02 22:03:11.515Z	100.076° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-02 23:40:11.515Z	321.534° NNW	2025-07-02 23:45:11.515Z	230.042° WSW	41.349°	2025-07-02 23:50:11.515Z	168.171° S

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