THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 318

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 318 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

318, 1961-015CU

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   318U 61015CU  25108.79271115  .00155876  00000-0  23051-2 0  9999
2   318  66.5301 330.0654 0020909 307.2589  52.6663 15.54330007371388

Epoch: 2025-04-18T19:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-18T19:01:30.243Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-162.45578°

Altitude

397.732 km

Speed

7.677 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 00m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

50.93843°

Longitude

-133.84485°

Altitude

415.58 km

Speed

7.664 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 46m 28s

Apparent Declination

13° 00' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:23:47

Azimuth

307.043° NW

Elevation

-19.223°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

416.581 km

Perigee altitude

388.226 km

Semi-major axis

6,780.541 km

Eccentricity

0.0020909

Inclination

66.5301°

RAAN

330.0654°

Arg. of periapsis

307.2589°

True anomaly

52.85711°

Mean anomaly

52.6663°

Eccentric anomaly

52.76168°

Mean motion

3.88729 °/min

BSTAR

0.0023051

Orbital period

92.61 mins

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
5 mins	2025-04-20 00:53:19.623Z	351.632° N	2025-04-20 00:56:19.623Z	72.757° E	28.661°	2025-04-20 00:58:19.623Z	118.335° SE
5 mins	2025-04-20 15:57:19.623Z	199.417° SSW	2025-04-20 15:59:19.623Z	116.246° SE	43.665°	2025-04-20 16:02:19.623Z	33.482° NE

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