THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 260

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 260 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

260, 1961-015CG

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   260U 61015CG  25152.03943988  .00002131  00000-0  66210-3 0  9995
2   260  66.7667 137.1624 0039839  35.7801 324.5961 14.42474557301803

Epoch: 2025-06-01T00:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T00:56:47.605Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-126.80716°

Altitude

729.346 km

Speed

7.503 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 08m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.129°

Longitude

17.69221°

Altitude

755.124 km

Speed

7.484 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 08m 31s

Apparent Declination

51° 02' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:48:54

Azimuth

31.932° NE

Elevation

12.893°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

777.084 km

Perigee altitude

720.299 km

Semi-major axis

7,126.829 km

Eccentricity

0.00398

Inclination

66.7667°

RAAN

137.1624°

Arg. of periapsis

35.7801°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

324.5961°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.60744 °/min

Orbital period

99.79 mins

BSTAR

0.0006621

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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.
9 mins	2025-06-01 09:49:06.817Z	334.509° NNW	2025-06-01 09:53:06.817Z	41.584° NE	44.374°	2025-06-01 09:58:06.817Z	147.361° SSE
8 mins	2025-06-02 00:23:06.817Z	195.045° SSW	2025-06-02 00:26:06.817Z	142.538° SSE	42.584°	2025-06-02 00:31:06.817Z	34.283° NE
4 mins	2025-06-02 02:08:06.817Z	295.092° NW	2025-06-02 02:09:06.817Z	309.473° NW	16.663°	2025-06-02 02:12:06.817Z	350.019° N

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