THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 246

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 246 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

246, 1961-015CB

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00246U 61015CB  26234.69653221 -.00000018  00000-0  48455-4 0  9996
2 00246  66.8698  31.2631 0058932  86.0031 274.7779 13.86166769633084

Epoch: 2026-08-22T16:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-22T16:43:00.382Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

169.50823°

Altitude

940.831 km

Speed

7.383 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 05m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:23:13

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

983.614 km

Perigee altitude

897.354 km

Semi-major axis

7,318.621 km

Eccentricity

0.00589

Inclination

66.8698°

RAAN

31.2631°

Arg. of periapsis

86.0031°

True anomaly

274.10454°

Mean anomaly

274.7779°

Eccentric anomaly

274.44126°

Mean motion

3.46656 °/min

Orbital period

103.85 mins

BSTAR

0.000048455

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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.
5 mins	2026-08-23 19:13:08.502Z	11.06° NNE	2026-08-23 19:16:08.502Z	42.234° NE	13.246°	2026-08-23 19:18:08.502Z	62.795° ENE
10 mins	2026-08-23 20:59:08.502Z	338.708° N	2026-08-23 21:04:08.502Z	86.189° E	42.167°	2026-08-23 21:09:08.502Z	141.006° SSE
6 mins	2026-08-23 22:47:08.502Z	286.738° WNW	2026-08-23 22:50:08.502Z	252.044° W	17.439°	2026-08-23 22:53:08.502Z	219.594° SW
5 mins	2026-08-24 10:25:08.502Z	128.849° SE	2026-08-24 10:27:08.502Z	106.637° ESE	15.79°	2026-08-24 10:30:08.502Z	73.587° E
10 mins	2026-08-24 12:09:08.502Z	217.56° SW	2026-08-24 12:13:08.502Z	271.87° WNW	43.426°	2026-08-24 12:19:08.502Z	25.131° NE
4 mins	2026-08-24 14:00:08.502Z	307.711° NW	2026-08-24 14:01:08.502Z	318.868° NNW	14.141°	2026-08-24 14:04:08.502Z	350.506° N

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 246

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-22T16:43:00.382Z)

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