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

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00268U 61015CN  26033.44905252  .00000044  00000-0  27411-3 0  9990
2 00268  67.9393  93.3671 0650464 244.7465 223.6044 12.51686520936398

Epoch: 2026-02-02T10:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T10:46:38.137Z)

Latitude

64.40908°

Longitude

-78.31435°

Altitude

1,851.61 km

Speed

6.794 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 23m 57s

True Declination

64° 17' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:03:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,965.393 km

Perigee altitude

946.251 km

Semi-major axis

7,833.959 km

Eccentricity

0.06505

Inclination

67.9393°

RAAN

93.3671°

Arg. of periapsis

244.7465°

True anomaly

218.75589°

Mean anomaly

223.6044°

Eccentric anomaly

221.1519°

Mean motion

3.13019 °/min

Orbital period

115.01 mins

BSTAR

0.00027411

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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.
16 mins	2026-02-03 03:30:50.598Z	144.122° SSE	2026-02-03 03:38:50.598Z	94.382° ESE	22.775°	2026-02-03 03:46:50.598Z	48.963° ENE
20 mins	2026-02-03 05:26:50.598Z	205.695° SW	2026-02-03 05:35:50.598Z	299.188° NW	44.989°	2026-02-03 05:46:50.598Z	27.53° NE
18 mins	2026-02-03 07:27:50.598Z	265.347° W	2026-02-03 07:35:50.598Z	316.751° NNW	27.272°	2026-02-03 07:45:50.598Z	18.075° NNE
9 mins	2026-02-03 09:35:50.598Z	327.861° NNW	2026-02-03 09:39:50.598Z	350.055° N	14.013°	2026-02-03 09:44:50.598Z	17.735° NNE
11 mins	2026-02-03 11:38:50.598Z	349.631° N	2026-02-03 11:43:50.598Z	18.958° NNE	16.789°	2026-02-03 11:49:50.598Z	57.21° ENE
16 mins	2026-02-03 13:37:50.598Z	342.507° N	2026-02-03 13:46:50.598Z	57.762° ENE	35.909°	2026-02-03 13:53:50.598Z	119.427° SE
15 mins	2026-02-03 15:36:50.598Z	320.861° NNW	2026-02-03 15:44:50.598Z	256.421° W	36.561°	2026-02-03 15:51:50.598Z	186.841° SSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 268

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-02T10:46:38.137Z)

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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