THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 268

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 268 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

268, 1961-015CN

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00268U 61015CN  25182.91736549  .00000586  00000-0  18871-2 0  9997
2 00268  67.9385 128.9471 0646852  39.5038  17.7212 12.51490334909423

Epoch: 2025-07-01T22:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T22:01:00.378Z)

Latitude

53.23868°

Longitude

-88.85043°

Altitude

986.631 km

Speed

7.586 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 46m 25s

True Declination

53° 04' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

12.96784°

Longitude

-116.60709°

Altitude

995.558 km

Speed

7.57 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 44m 31s

Apparent Declination

-15° 02' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:14:40

Azimuth

283.129° WNW

Elevation

-38.151°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,963.436 km

Perigee altitude

949.847 km

Semi-major axis

7,834.779 km

Eccentricity

0.06469

Inclination

67.9385°

RAAN

128.9471°

Arg. of periapsis

39.5038°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

17.7212°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.1297 °/min

Orbital period

115.03 mins

BSTAR

0.0018871

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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.
13 mins	2025-07-02 05:55:24.781Z	353.815° N	2025-07-02 06:01:24.781Z	52.358° ENE	27.886°	2025-07-02 06:08:24.781Z	107.596° ESE
16 mins	2025-07-02 07:53:24.781Z	324.381° NNW	2025-07-02 08:00:24.781Z	234.281° WSW	42.223°	2025-07-02 08:09:24.781Z	169.054° S
8 mins	2025-07-02 20:52:24.781Z	154.244° SSE	2025-07-02 20:56:24.781Z	101.965° ESE	25.016°	2025-07-02 21:00:24.781Z	54.343° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-02 22:49:24.781Z	241.263° WSW	2025-07-02 22:54:24.781Z	315.479° NNW	32.629°	2025-07-02 22:59:24.781Z	13.416° NNE

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