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

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 00246U 61015CB  25199.60706929 -.00000029  00000-0  39822-4 0  9990
2 00246  66.8693 277.7472 0064872   2.5345 357.6047 13.86100150577639

Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:34:10.786Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

122.54612°

Altitude

896.954 km

Speed

7.428 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 30m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-30.62744°

Longitude

107.12015°

Altitude

914.259 km

Speed

7.414 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 09m 26s

Apparent Declination

-45° 42' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:51:41

Azimuth

117.166° SE

Elevation

-49.657°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

988.198 km

Perigee altitude

893.24 km

Semi-major axis

7,318.856 km

Eccentricity

0.00649

Inclination

66.8693°

RAAN

277.7472°

Arg. of periapsis

2.5345°

True anomaly

357.57338°

Mean anomaly

357.6047°

Eccentric anomaly

357.58906°

Mean motion

3.4664 °/min

Orbital period

103.85 mins

BSTAR

0.000039822

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

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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	2025-07-19 06:16:08.720Z	180.371° SSW	2025-07-19 06:21:08.720Z	107.635° ESE	35.7°	2025-07-19 06:26:08.720Z	42.474° NE
9 mins	2025-07-19 08:04:08.720Z	258.789° W	2025-07-19 08:08:08.720Z	313.882° NW	26.627°	2025-07-19 08:13:08.720Z	10.744° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-19 15:22:08.720Z	347.105° N	2025-07-19 15:26:08.720Z	40.899° NE	36.329°	2025-07-19 15:32:08.720Z	127.262° SE
9 mins	2025-07-19 17:09:08.720Z	302.107° NW	2025-07-19 17:13:08.720Z	252.841° W	26.052°	2025-07-19 17:18:08.720Z	196.949° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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