THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 263

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 263 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

263, 1961-015CK

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

20 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 20 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00263U 61015CK  25128.47584303  .00001284  00000-0  36406-3 0  9993
2 00263  66.5273 143.2569 0100841 201.8102 308.9705 14.45982472324759

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:25Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:25:12.837Z)

Latitude

27.46715°

Longitude

-87.56714°

Altitude

696.648 km

Speed

7.534 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 41m 07s

True Declination

27° 19' 32"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-38.77695°

Longitude

-56.57037°

Altitude

685.872 km

Speed

7.548 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 06m 36s

Apparent Declination

-45° 53' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:49:15

Azimuth

115.06° SE

Elevation

-59.962°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

808.935 km

Perigee altitude

665.432 km

Semi-major axis

7,115.32 km

Eccentricity

0.0100841

Inclination

66.5273°

RAAN

143.2569°

Arg. of periapsis

201.8102°

True anomaly

308.06495°

Mean anomaly

308.9705°

Eccentric anomaly

308.51844°

Mean motion

3.61619 °/min

BSTAR

0.00036406

Orbital period

99.55 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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 10:30:12.884Z	2.3° NNE	2025-05-09 10:33:12.884Z	44.392° NE	20.971°	2025-05-09 10:36:12.884Z	89.94° E
8 mins	2025-05-09 12:12:12.884Z	315.85° NNW	2025-05-09 12:16:12.884Z	236.316° WSW	36.662°	2025-05-09 12:20:12.884Z	174.032° S
5 mins	2025-05-10 01:03:12.884Z	128.46° SE	2025-05-10 01:05:12.884Z	102.442° ESE	16.716°	2025-05-10 01:08:12.884Z	67.766° E
8 mins	2025-05-10 02:43:12.884Z	224.583° SW	2025-05-10 02:47:12.884Z	326.971° NNW	41.487°	2025-05-10 02:51:12.884Z	21.512° NNE

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