THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 323

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 323 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

323, 1961-015CZ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00323U 61015CZ  25151.84546160  .00000386  00000-0  23071-3 0  9992
2 00323  66.8403 349.1944 0077135   2.0527 358.0866 14.15901428274475

Epoch: 2025-05-31T20:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T20:17:27.882Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

155.24822°

Altitude

785.705 km

Speed

7.49 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 16m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

57.54412°

Longitude

-164.58598°

Altitude

824.114 km

Speed

7.459 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 45m 14s

Apparent Declination

31° 41' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:13:49

Azimuth

42.314° NE

Elevation

-3.636°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

893.275 km

Perigee altitude

781.958 km

Semi-major axis

7,215.754 km

Eccentricity

0.00771

Inclination

66.8403°

RAAN

349.1944°

Arg. of periapsis

2.0527°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

358.0866°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54096 °/min

Orbital period

101.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00023071

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

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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.
10 mins	2025-06-01 15:04:08.128Z	219.366° SW	2025-06-01 15:09:08.128Z	303.111° NW	42.335°	2025-06-01 15:14:08.128Z	22.946° NE
6 mins	2025-06-01 22:15:08.128Z	10.078° NNE	2025-06-01 22:18:08.128Z	45.916° ENE	17.412°	2025-06-01 22:21:08.128Z	80.108° E
9 mins	2025-06-01 23:59:08.128Z	329.1° NNW	2025-06-02 00:03:08.128Z	254.727° W	44.847°	2025-06-02 00:08:08.128Z	155.699° SSE
4 mins	2025-06-02 13:08:08.128Z	118.119° SE	2025-06-02 13:09:08.128Z	105.439° ESE	14.765°	2025-06-02 13:12:08.128Z	70.835° E

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