THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 253

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 253 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

253, 1961-015CE

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   253U 61015CE  25194.21891392  .00024612  00000-0  16072-2 0  9992
2   253  66.9113 270.3875 0020616 300.8965  59.0146 15.07623456328643

Epoch: 2025-07-13T05:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T05:15:14.162Z)

Latitude

-0.00011°

Longitude

-99.76684°

Altitude

538.338 km

Speed

7.598 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 01m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-50.06328°

Longitude

-130.54976°

Altitude

547.79 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 01m 57s

Apparent Declination

-60° 14' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:36:47

Azimuth

219.687° SW

Elevation

-52.666°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

556.021 km

Perigee altitude

527.489 km

Semi-major axis

6,919.892 km

Eccentricity

0.00206

Inclination

66.9113°

RAAN

270.3875°

Arg. of periapsis

300.8965°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

59.0146°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.77046 °/min

Orbital period

95.48 mins

BSTAR

0.0016072

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-13 15:20:24.429Z	356.596° N	2025-07-13 15:23:24.429Z	57.369° ENE	27.549°	2025-07-13 15:26:24.429Z	113.992° SE
4 mins	2025-07-13 16:59:24.429Z	284.599° WNW	2025-07-13 17:01:24.429Z	245.075° WSW	20.292°	2025-07-13 17:03:24.429Z	209.621° SW
6 mins	2025-07-14 06:53:24.429Z	223.377° SW	2025-07-14 06:55:24.429Z	273.016° WNW	41.702°	2025-07-14 06:59:24.429Z	22.524° NE

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