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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   253U 61015CE  25119.02411497  .00049702  00000-0  36451-2 0  9992
2   253  66.9110 130.3052 0016301   1.3403 358.7775 15.03116002317328

Epoch: 2025-04-29T00:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-29T00:34:43.533Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-95.60591°

Altitude

548.186 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 41m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-35.56387°

Longitude

-117.49356°

Altitude

560.721 km

Speed

7.585 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 10m 17s

Apparent Declination

-37° 28' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:06:24

Azimuth

342.433° N

Elevation

-87.442°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

566.892 km

Perigee altitude

544.287 km

Semi-major axis

6,933.726 km

Eccentricity

0.0016301

Inclination

66.911°

RAAN

130.3052°

Arg. of periapsis

1.3403°

True anomaly

358.77351°

Mean anomaly

358.7775°

Eccentric anomaly

358.7755°

Mean motion

3.75918 °/min

BSTAR

0.0036451

Orbital period

95.77 mins

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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.
5 mins	2025-04-30 12:17:13.177Z	295.816° NW	2025-04-30 12:20:13.177Z	239.997° WSW	21.165°	2025-04-30 12:22:13.177Z	205.83° SW
6 mins	2025-05-01 02:14:13.177Z	222.154° SW	2025-05-01 02:17:13.177Z	332.882° NNW	41.102°	2025-05-01 02:20:13.177Z	21.288° NNE
6 mins	2025-05-01 10:36:13.177Z	352.469° N	2025-05-01 10:39:13.177Z	63.134° ENE	32.761°	2025-05-01 10:42:13.177Z	122.819° SE

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