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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00246U 61015CB  26315.07312598  .00000034  00000-0  93450-4 0  9999
2 00246  66.8688 197.0963 0062604  24.2818 336.1187 13.86175593644229

Epoch: 2026-11-11T01:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T01:45:18.084Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

120.54475°

Altitude

902.279 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 08m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

10:59:03

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

986.271 km

Perigee altitude

894.636 km

Semi-major axis

7,318.59 km

Eccentricity

0.00626

Inclination

66.8688°

RAAN

197.0963°

Arg. of periapsis

24.2818°

True anomaly

335.82618°

Mean anomaly

336.1187°

Eccentric anomaly

335.97265°

Mean motion

3.46659 °/min

Orbital period

103.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00009345

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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.
11 mins	2026-11-11 17:26:30.406Z	188.36° SSW	2026-11-11 17:32:30.406Z	102.228° ESE	53.032°	2026-11-11 17:37:30.406Z	39.212° NE
8 mins	2026-11-11 19:15:30.406Z	263.465° W	2026-11-11 19:19:30.406Z	315.422° NNW	26.559°	2026-11-11 19:23:30.406Z	3.482° NNE
10 mins	2026-11-12 02:33:30.406Z	345.224° N	2026-11-12 02:37:30.406Z	44.47° NE	53.574°	2026-11-12 02:43:30.406Z	132.474° SE
8 mins	2026-11-12 04:20:30.406Z	298.062° NW	2026-11-12 04:24:30.406Z	249.661° W	25.184°	2026-11-12 04:28:30.406Z	205.456° SW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 246

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-11T01:45:18.084Z)

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