THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 261

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 261 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

261, 1961-015CH

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 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 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00261U 61015CH  25186.12945064  .00000075  00000-0  99448-4 0  9995
2 00261  66.6791 198.4739 0092643 216.5610 142.9127 14.00879820263479

Epoch: 2025-07-05T03:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T03:06:24.535Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-131.50026°

Altitude

946.776 km

Speed

7.351 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 13m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.42177°

Longitude

-140.24496°

Altitude

936.549 km

Speed

7.363 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 34m 28s

Apparent Declination

-51° 27' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:48:32

Azimuth

135.123° SSE

Elevation

-28.206°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

956.476 km

Perigee altitude

821.823 km

Semi-major axis

7,267.286 km

Eccentricity

0.00926

Inclination

66.6791°

RAAN

198.4739°

Arg. of periapsis

216.561°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

142.9127°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50336 °/min

Orbital period

102.76 mins

BSTAR

0.000099448

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-06 01:29:26.328Z	168.869° S	2025-07-06 01:34:26.328Z	109.344° ESE	29.145°	2025-07-06 01:39:26.328Z	49.596° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-06 03:15:26.328Z	242.028° WSW	2025-07-06 03:20:26.328Z	317.13° NNW	33.675°	2025-07-06 03:25:26.328Z	15.4° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-06 10:30:26.328Z	357.444° N	2025-07-06 10:34:26.328Z	56.008° ENE	27.778°	2025-07-06 10:38:26.328Z	107.629° ESE
9 mins	2025-07-06 12:15:26.328Z	313.088° NW	2025-07-06 12:19:26.328Z	261.076° W	33.274°	2025-07-06 12:24:26.328Z	183.411° SSW

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