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

5 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 5 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   263U 61015CK  25183.86879515  .00001215  00000-0  34710-3 0  9999
2   263  66.5302 353.4977 0095615 162.6287 311.4628 14.46107126333322

Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T20:51:03.9Z)

Latitude

57.54656°

Longitude

-103.18434°

Altitude

702.51 km

Speed

7.534 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 42m 54s

True Declination

57° 23' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-10.26287°

Longitude

-56.52817°

Altitude

682.478 km

Speed

7.547 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 58m 28s

Apparent Declination

-54° 36' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:55:57

Azimuth

217.562° SW

Elevation

-23.787°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

804.803 km

Perigee altitude

668.745 km

Semi-major axis

7,114.911 km

Eccentricity

0.00956

Inclination

66.5302°

RAAN

353.4977°

Arg. of periapsis

162.6287°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

311.4628°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.6165 °/min

Orbital period

99.54 mins

BSTAR

0.0003471

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 151 (Decayed)

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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	2025-07-03 13:03:58.646Z	210.508° SW	2025-07-03 13:07:58.646Z	276.301° WNW	44.881°	2025-07-03 13:12:58.646Z	28.291° NE
8 mins	2025-07-03 21:46:58.646Z	340.989° N	2025-07-03 21:50:58.646Z	86.14° E	40.074°	2025-07-03 21:54:58.646Z	138.266° SSE

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