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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00264U 61015CL  25129.27741727  .00002708  00000-0  94007-3 0  9991
2 00264  66.5250 230.2432 0031094 301.9462  57.8616 14.36803371275582

Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:39:28.852Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-96.96286°

Altitude

759.406 km

Speed

7.481 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 20m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

11.51579°

Longitude

76.60416°

Altitude

785.866 km

Speed

7.454 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 02m 34s

Apparent Declination

-50° 13' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:18:47

Azimuth

192.061° SSW

Elevation

-1.673°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

789.689 km

Perigee altitude

745.251 km

Semi-major axis

7,145.607 km

Eccentricity

0.0031094

Inclination

66.525°

RAAN

230.2432°

Arg. of periapsis

301.9462°

True anomaly

58.16394°

Mean anomaly

57.8616°

Eccentric anomaly

58.01271°

Mean motion

3.59323 °/min

BSTAR

0.00094007

Orbital period

100.19 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.
9 mins	2025-05-10 07:49:51.909Z	188.934° SSW	2025-05-10 07:54:51.909Z	106.357° ESE	38.509°	2025-05-10 07:58:51.909Z	41.77° NE
7 mins	2025-05-10 09:34:51.909Z	268.636° W	2025-05-10 09:37:51.909Z	310.379° NW	21.68°	2025-05-10 09:41:51.909Z	2.67° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-10 16:36:51.909Z	350.782° N	2025-05-10 16:40:51.909Z	57.825° ENE	32.341°	2025-05-10 16:44:51.909Z	118.245° SE
7 mins	2025-05-10 18:20:51.909Z	293.814° NW	2025-05-10 18:23:51.909Z	244.101° WSW	25.567°	2025-05-10 18:27:51.909Z	193.802° SSW

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