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

19 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 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00323U 61015CZ  25193.59114068  .00000472  00000-0  27182-3 0  9991
2 00323  66.8379 243.0881 0080455 331.6955  27.9776 14.15935513280385

Epoch: 2025-07-12T14:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T14:11:14.554Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

99.55092°

Altitude

790.053 km

Speed

7.485 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 12m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

29.69877°

Longitude

111.60757°

Altitude

813.877 km

Speed

7.464 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 54m 56s

Apparent Declination

-4° 52' 00"

Sunlit

Object is in partial shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:24:40

Azimuth

280.993° WNW

Elevation

-20.246°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

895.554 km

Perigee altitude

779.448 km

Semi-major axis

7,215.638 km

Eccentricity

0.00805

Inclination

66.8379°

RAAN

243.0881°

Arg. of periapsis

331.6955°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

27.9776°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.54104 °/min

Orbital period

101.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00027182

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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)

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-13 12:45:09.320Z	358.282° N	2025-07-13 12:49:09.320Z	46.104° ENE	22.303°	2025-07-13 12:53:09.320Z	94.696° ESE
9 mins	2025-07-13 14:30:09.320Z	319.86° NNW	2025-07-13 14:34:09.320Z	245.989° WSW	41.363°	2025-07-13 14:39:09.320Z	168.329° S
6 mins	2025-07-14 03:37:09.320Z	143.841° SSE	2025-07-14 03:40:09.320Z	101.504° ESE	21.019°	2025-07-14 03:43:09.320Z	63.646° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-14 05:20:09.320Z	235° WSW	2025-07-14 05:24:09.320Z	311.7° NW	37.284°	2025-07-14 05:29:09.320Z	18.649° NNE

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