THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 320

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 320 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

320, 1961-015CW

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 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 16 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00320U 61015CW  25191.43809714  .00000151  00000-0  84256-4 0  9998
2 00320  66.9033 211.6458 0141053 285.7760  72.7823 14.29219270319515

Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T10:30:51.592Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

125.32644°

Altitude

767.824 km

Speed

7.486 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 06m 34s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

8.99638°

Longitude

-60.2433°

Altitude

837.497 km

Speed

7.414 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 08m 05s

Apparent Declination

-13° 53' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:42:47

Azimuth

18.729° NNE

Elevation

-62.877°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

893.84 km

Perigee altitude

691.546 km

Semi-major axis

7,170.83 km

Eccentricity

0.01411

Inclination

66.9033°

RAAN

211.6458°

Arg. of periapsis

285.776°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

72.7823°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57428 °/min

Orbital period

100.72 mins

BSTAR

0.000084256

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-11 03:26:13.779Z	223.637° SW	2025-07-11 03:31:13.779Z	283.538° WNW	39.714°	2025-07-11 03:37:13.779Z	21.467° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-11 10:34:13.779Z	10.566° NNE	2025-07-11 10:37:13.779Z	47.12° ENE	18.72°	2025-07-11 10:40:13.779Z	81.942° E
9 mins	2025-07-11 12:17:13.779Z	327.51° NNW	2025-07-11 12:21:13.779Z	243.691° WSW	44.557°	2025-07-11 12:26:13.779Z	158° S

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