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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00264U 61015CL  25114.72876083  .00005228  00000-0  17914-2 0  9990
2 00264  66.5248 268.9911 0029831 310.7238  49.1271 14.36684765273497

Epoch: 2025-04-24T17:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-24T17:29:24.935Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

153.64114°

Altitude

757.655 km

Speed

7.483 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 55m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-66.35361°

Longitude

70.66828°

Altitude

776.534 km

Speed

7.474 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 55m 04s

Apparent Declination

-54° 56' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:03:41

Azimuth

205.435° SW

Elevation

-72.701°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

789.181 km

Perigee altitude

746.546 km

Semi-major axis

7,146 km

Eccentricity

0.0029831

Inclination

66.5248°

RAAN

268.9911°

Arg. of periapsis

310.7238°

True anomaly

49.38622°

Mean anomaly

49.1271°

Eccentric anomaly

49.2566°

Mean motion

3.59293 °/min

BSTAR

0.0017914

Orbital period

100.2 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.
4 mins	2025-04-25 19:04:40.544Z	14.784° NNE	2025-04-25 19:06:40.544Z	37.464° NE	12.912°	2025-04-25 19:08:40.544Z	60.705° ENE
9 mins	2025-04-25 20:46:40.544Z	336.288° NNW	2025-04-25 20:50:40.544Z	45.455° ENE	43.61°	2025-04-25 20:55:40.544Z	143.8° SSE
4 mins	2025-04-25 22:31:40.544Z	273.89° WNW	2025-04-25 22:32:40.544Z	261.849° W	14.006°	2025-04-25 22:35:40.544Z	226.578° WSW
8 mins	2025-04-26 11:23:40.544Z	193.636° SSW	2025-04-26 11:27:40.544Z	96.808° ESE	42.07°	2025-04-26 11:31:40.544Z	36.803° NE
6 mins	2025-04-26 13:08:40.544Z	283.701° WNW	2025-04-26 13:10:40.544Z	311.451° NW	18.761°	2025-04-26 13:14:40.544Z	0.879° NNE

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