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

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00245U 61015CA  25186.61206628  .00000307  00000-0  19273-3 0  9992
2 00245  66.1044   1.6340 0043678  33.0016 327.3783 14.17512318278743

Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:41:22.526Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-142.55748°

Altitude

809.333 km

Speed

7.463 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 06m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-5.97369°

Longitude

39.24984°

Altitude

864.981 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 50m 56s

Apparent Declination

-51° 48' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:16:22

Azimuth

142.389° SSE

Elevation

-19.37°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

863.726 km

Perigee altitude

800.739 km

Semi-major axis

7,210.37 km

Eccentricity

0.00437

Inclination

66.1044°

RAAN

1.634°

Arg. of periapsis

33.0016°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

327.3783°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54492 °/min

Orbital period

101.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00019273

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-05 23:45:11.990Z	298.645° NW	2025-07-05 23:49:11.990Z	246.11° WSW	22.577°	2025-07-05 23:53:11.990Z	199.954° SSW
8 mins	2025-07-06 12:50:11.990Z	181.61° SSW	2025-07-06 12:54:11.990Z	100.517° ESE	37.002°	2025-07-06 12:58:11.990Z	43.365° NE
7 mins	2025-07-06 14:35:11.990Z	265.566° W	2025-07-06 14:38:11.990Z	306.366° NW	23.161°	2025-07-06 14:42:11.990Z	1.995° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-06 21:43:11.990Z	348.464° N	2025-07-06 21:47:11.990Z	61.274° ENE	35.584°	2025-07-06 21:52:11.990Z	126.645° SE

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