THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 262

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 262 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

262, 1961-015CJ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 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 22 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00262U 61015CJ  25128.32051250  .00006414  00000-0  14304-2 0  9998
2 00262  66.4623 104.4384 0063658   5.0177 355.1556 14.56208202299483

Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T07:41:32.28Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

122.66121°

Altitude

662.623 km

Speed

7.55 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 57m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

43.12118°

Longitude

144.1137°

Altitude

678.194 km

Speed

7.54 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 03m 44s

Apparent Declination

6° 41' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:28:54

Azimuth

300.239° NW

Elevation

-22.089°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

748.909 km

Perigee altitude

658.745 km

Semi-major axis

7,081.964 km

Eccentricity

0.0063658

Inclination

66.4623°

RAAN

104.4384°

Arg. of periapsis

5.0177°

True anomaly

355.0935°

Mean anomaly

355.1556°

Eccentric anomaly

355.1246°

Mean motion

3.64177 °/min

BSTAR

0.0014304

Orbital period

98.85 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.
8 mins	2025-05-09 08:58:15.501Z	336.165° NNW	2025-05-09 09:02:15.501Z	103.059° ESE	43.165°	2025-05-09 09:06:15.501Z	144.704° SSE
7 mins	2025-05-09 23:23:15.501Z	183.45° SSW	2025-05-09 23:26:15.501Z	126.533° SE	37.084°	2025-05-09 23:30:15.501Z	43.129° NE
5 mins	2025-05-10 01:06:15.501Z	278.608° WNW	2025-05-10 01:08:15.501Z	310.236° NW	19.441°	2025-05-10 01:11:15.501Z	354.765° N

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