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

13 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 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   262U 61015CJ  25196.23127113  .00002516  00000-0  56671-3 0  9998
2   262  66.4632 277.2406 0068433 318.8403  40.7556 14.56734199309893

Epoch: 2025-07-15T05:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T05:33:01.825Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-99.34578°

Altitude

669.28 km

Speed

7.542 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 28m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-34.78015°

Longitude

-118.34994°

Altitude

667.628 km

Speed

7.548 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 05m 48s

Apparent Declination

-37° 55' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:08:31

Azimuth

85.744° E

Elevation

-77.654°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

750.574 km

Perigee altitude

653.669 km

Semi-major axis

7,080.258 km

Eccentricity

0.00684

Inclination

66.4632°

RAAN

277.2406°

Arg. of periapsis

318.8403°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

40.7556°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.64309 °/min

Orbital period

98.82 mins

BSTAR

0.00056671

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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	2025-07-16 06:23:33.198Z	175.894° S	2025-07-16 06:27:33.198Z	101.84° ESE	31.895°	2025-07-16 06:31:33.198Z	45.569° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-16 08:06:33.198Z	269.685° W	2025-07-16 08:08:33.198Z	303.569° NW	23.84°	2025-07-16 08:12:33.198Z	3.973° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-16 15:02:33.198Z	0.985° NNE	2025-07-16 15:05:33.198Z	46.769° ENE	25.029°	2025-07-16 15:09:33.198Z	104.821° ESE
7 mins	2025-07-16 16:44:33.198Z	304.395° NW	2025-07-16 16:47:33.198Z	243.079° WSW	33.286°	2025-07-16 16:51:33.198Z	181.668° SSW

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