THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 264

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 264 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

264, 1961-015CL

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 20 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00264U 61015CL  25187.11690979  .00001474  00000-0  52255-3 0  9998
2 00264  66.5241  76.1569 0032085 269.8701  89.8723 14.37039297283895

Epoch: 2025-07-06T02:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T02:48:21.005Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

109.72417°

Altitude

770.42 km

Speed

7.469 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 04m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

31.06501°

Longitude

122.56647°

Altitude

784.456 km

Speed

7.458 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 01m 00s

Apparent Declination

-3° 16' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:00:42

Azimuth

287.673° WNW

Elevation

-24.75°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

789.612 km

Perigee altitude

743.763 km

Semi-major axis

7,144.825 km

Eccentricity

0.00321

Inclination

66.5241°

RAAN

76.1569°

Arg. of periapsis

269.8701°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

89.8723°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59382 °/min

Orbital period

100.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00052255

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2025-07-07 02:43:28.720Z	344.368° N	2025-07-07 02:48:28.720Z	63.789° ENE	34.242°	2025-07-07 02:52:28.720Z	122.838° SE
6 mins	2025-07-07 04:28:28.720Z	289.328° WNW	2025-07-07 04:30:28.720Z	259.29° W	23.119°	2025-07-07 04:34:28.720Z	202.533° SW
8 mins	2025-07-07 17:21:28.720Z	167.949° S	2025-07-07 17:24:28.720Z	118.351° SE	31.158°	2025-07-07 17:29:28.720Z	46.095° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-07 19:04:28.720Z	257.073° W	2025-07-07 19:07:28.720Z	303.044° NW	27.267°	2025-07-07 19:12:28.720Z	11.155° NNE

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