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

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 00254U 61015CF  25195.75263691  .00001375  00000-0  36167-3 0  9997
2 00254  66.7727 110.7816 0066224 329.5691  30.1581 14.50938109324699

Epoch: 2025-07-14T18:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T18:03:47.829Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-93.02467°

Altitude

684.135 km

Speed

7.536 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 23m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

8.99661°

Longitude

-92.12902°

Altitude

688.431 km

Speed

7.532 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 47m 58s

Apparent Declination

-41° 40' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:09:55

Azimuth

223.799° SW

Elevation

-10.891°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

767.949 km

Perigee altitude

673.924 km

Semi-major axis

7,099.074 km

Eccentricity

0.00662

Inclination

66.7727°

RAAN

110.7816°

Arg. of periapsis

329.5691°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

30.1581°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.62861 °/min

Orbital period

99.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00036167

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-15 20:41:37.192Z	243.772° WSW	2025-07-15 20:45:37.192Z	314.225° NW	30.622°	2025-07-15 20:49:37.192Z	11.929° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-16 03:41:37.192Z	14.966° NNE	2025-07-16 03:43:37.192Z	43.522° NE	19.517°	2025-07-16 03:47:37.192Z	94.219° ESE
8 mins	2025-07-16 05:22:37.192Z	319.848° NNW	2025-07-16 05:26:37.192Z	220.737° SW	40.648°	2025-07-16 05:30:37.192Z	167.364° S
8 mins	2025-07-16 19:50:37.192Z	215.725° SW	2025-07-16 19:53:37.192Z	263.323° W	43.795°	2025-07-16 19:58:37.192Z	25.908° NE

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