THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 245

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 245 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

245, 1961-015CA

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00245U 61015CA  25182.59047325  .00000228  00000-0  15412-3 0  9995
2 00245  66.1045  12.1888 0043425  35.4865 324.9097 14.17509710278176

Epoch: 2025-07-01T14:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T14:10:16.888Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-120.2653°

Altitude

810.252 km

Speed

7.462 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 48m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

65.70887°

Longitude

-18.5932°

Altitude

828.382 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 53m 23s

Apparent Declination

45° 41' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:03:31

Azimuth

341.202° N

Elevation

-0.929°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

863.552 km

Perigee altitude

800.93 km

Semi-major axis

7,210.378 km

Eccentricity

0.00434

Inclination

66.1045°

RAAN

12.1888°

Arg. of periapsis

35.4865°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

324.9097°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54492 °/min

Orbital period

101.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00015412

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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.
9 mins	2025-07-01 23:11:16.981Z	339.22° N	2025-07-01 23:15:16.981Z	37.761° NE	41.05°	2025-07-01 23:20:16.981Z	135.928° SSE
6 mins	2025-07-02 00:57:16.981Z	282.914° WNW	2025-07-02 00:59:16.981Z	257.933° W	17.89°	2025-07-02 01:03:16.981Z	211.8° SW
8 mins	2025-07-02 14:01:16.981Z	192.213° SSW	2025-07-02 14:04:16.981Z	140.69° SSE	41.785°	2025-07-02 14:09:16.981Z	37.02° NE
6 mins	2025-07-02 15:47:16.981Z	283.212° WNW	2025-07-02 15:49:16.981Z	310.519° NW	19.468°	2025-07-02 15:53:16.981Z	0.681° NNE

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