THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 254

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 254 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

254, 1961-015CF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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 17 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00254U 61015CF  25167.07640440  .00001596  00000-0  41751-3 0  9992
2 00254  66.7710 188.1414 0064072 350.4126   9.5755 14.50838238320533

Epoch: 2025-06-16T01:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T01:50:01.34Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-103.95652°

Altitude

680.184 km

Speed

7.541 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 32m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.57448°

Longitude

-104.28939°

Altitude

680.495 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 20m 00s

Apparent Declination

-20° 02' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:04:21

Azimuth

72.774° E

Elevation

-49.728°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

766.75 km

Perigee altitude

675.775 km

Semi-major axis

7,099.4 km

Eccentricity

0.00641

Inclination

66.771°

RAAN

188.1414°

Arg. of periapsis

350.4126°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

9.5755°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.62836 °/min

Orbital period

99.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00041751

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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.
8 mins	2025-06-17 02:46:44.858Z	197.58° SSW	2025-06-17 02:50:44.858Z	119.223° SE	43.143°	2025-06-17 02:54:44.858Z	35.103° NE
4 mins	2025-06-17 04:31:44.858Z	293.503° NW	2025-06-17 04:33:44.858Z	322.765° NNW	16.02°	2025-06-17 04:35:44.858Z	348.829° N
8 mins	2025-06-17 11:27:44.858Z	348.514° N	2025-06-17 11:31:44.858Z	59.723° ENE	34.466°	2025-06-17 11:35:44.858Z	123.381° SE
6 mins	2025-06-17 13:10:44.858Z	290.979° WNW	2025-06-17 13:13:44.858Z	243.898° WSW	22.388°	2025-06-17 13:16:44.858Z	204.253° SW

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