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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00323U 61015CZ  25132.91472521  .00000934  00000-0  50136-3 0  9999
2 00323  66.8398  37.3075 0075556  16.3216 344.0283 14.15871882271797

Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T21:57:12.258Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-162.91455°

Altitude

789.05 km

Speed

7.487 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 29m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-38.13488°

Longitude

176.69337°

Altitude

823.811 km

Speed

7.455 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 49m 46s

Apparent Declination

-39° 20' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:38:37

Azimuth

90.458° ESE

Elevation

-80.584°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

892.237 km

Perigee altitude

783.197 km

Semi-major axis

7,215.854 km

Eccentricity

0.0075556

Inclination

66.8398°

RAAN

37.3075°

Arg. of periapsis

16.3216°

True anomaly

343.78788°

Mean anomaly

344.0283°

Eccentric anomaly

343.90831°

Mean motion

3.54088 °/min

BSTAR

0.00050136

Orbital period

101.67 mins

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

TRANSIT 4A, 116

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.
8 mins	2025-05-13 18:25:03.668Z	169.825° S	2025-05-13 18:29:03.668Z	110.112° ESE	29.601°	2025-05-13 18:33:03.668Z	50.966° ENE
8 mins	2025-05-13 20:10:03.668Z	253.564° W	2025-05-13 20:13:03.668Z	298.133° NW	28.016°	2025-05-13 20:18:03.668Z	10.199° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-14 03:19:03.668Z	358.823° N	2025-05-14 03:23:03.668Z	60.752° ENE	27.582°	2025-05-14 03:27:03.668Z	110.004° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-14 05:03:03.668Z	311.225° NW	2025-05-14 05:07:03.668Z	251.731° W	33.315°	2025-05-14 05:12:03.668Z	182.496° SSW

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