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  25188.85682689  .00001428  00000-0  50741-3 0  9996
2 00264  66.5241  71.5207 0031999 268.8270  90.9164 14.37045211284140

Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T20:33:49.843Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-162.99714°

Altitude

770.817 km

Speed

7.469 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 46m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

64.46233°

Longitude

-99.62093°

Altitude

801.096 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 49m 35s

Apparent Declination

16° 36' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:43:15

Azimuth

358.182° N

Elevation

-33.463°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

789.531 km

Perigee altitude

743.805 km

Semi-major axis

7,144.805 km

Eccentricity

0.0032

Inclination

66.5241°

RAAN

71.5207°

Arg. of periapsis

268.827°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

90.9164°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.59383 °/min

Orbital period

100.17 mins

BSTAR

0.00050741

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-08 16:43:30.644Z	157.56° S	2025-07-08 16:47:30.644Z	105.745° ESE	21.892°	2025-07-08 16:51:30.644Z	56.628° ENE
8 mins	2025-07-08 18:26:30.644Z	238.756° WSW	2025-07-08 18:30:30.644Z	320.406° NNW	35.381°	2025-07-08 18:34:30.644Z	15.66° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-09 01:30:30.644Z	15.362° NNE	2025-07-09 01:32:30.644Z	43.371° NE	19.29°	2025-07-09 01:36:30.644Z	92.712° ESE
8 mins	2025-07-09 03:12:30.644Z	320.813° NNW	2025-07-09 03:16:30.644Z	218.274° SW	41.527°	2025-07-09 03:20:30.644Z	165.363° S

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