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

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00245U 61015CA  25169.04399173  .00000849  00000-0  45693-3 0  9994
2 00245  66.1044  47.7404 0042555  43.9506 316.4952 14.17494999276257

Epoch: 2025-06-18T01:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T01:03:20.885Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

125.37169°

Altitude

813.684 km

Speed

7.458 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 10m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.04092°

Longitude

-154.82223°

Altitude

822.086 km

Speed

7.46 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 56m 44s

Apparent Declination

25° 45' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:41:33

Azimuth

328.38° NNW

Elevation

-17.168°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

862.975 km

Perigee altitude

801.607 km

Semi-major axis

7,210.428 km

Eccentricity

0.00426

Inclination

66.1044°

RAAN

47.7404°

Arg. of periapsis

43.9506°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

316.4952°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54488 °/min

Orbital period

101.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00045693

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

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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.
10 mins	2025-06-19 03:00:40.232Z	322.067° NNW	2025-06-19 03:05:40.232Z	254.819° W	40.64°	2025-06-19 03:10:40.232Z	167.937° S
6 mins	2025-06-19 16:08:40.232Z	137.902° SSE	2025-06-19 16:10:40.232Z	111.132° ESE	18.882°	2025-06-19 16:14:40.232Z	62.525° ENE
9 mins	2025-06-19 17:50:40.232Z	229.135° WSW	2025-06-19 17:54:40.232Z	291.48° WNW	39.14°	2025-06-19 17:59:40.232Z	20.148° NNE
6 mins	2025-06-20 01:00:40.232Z	9.795° NNE	2025-06-20 01:03:40.232Z	51.66° ENE	20.53°	2025-06-20 01:06:40.232Z	88.759° E
7 mins	2025-06-20 02:44:40.232Z	318.675° NNW	2025-06-20 02:48:40.232Z	216.5° SW	41.089°	2025-06-20 02:51:40.232Z	169.443° S

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