THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 324

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 324 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

324, 1961-015DA

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   324U 61015DA  25185.70628419  .00000217  00000-0  15584-3 0  9996
2   324  66.8655 189.2359 0075356 283.0658  76.2029 14.12909083274390

Epoch: 2025-07-04T16:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T16:57:02.954Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

12.01877°

Altitude

838.935 km

Speed

7.44 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 36m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.42569°

Longitude

17.1725°

Altitude

856.863 km

Speed

7.423 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 30m 08s

Apparent Declination

-10° 24' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:44:42

Azimuth

54.634° ENE

Elevation

-48.072°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

902.254 km

Perigee altitude

793.351 km

Semi-major axis

7,225.94 km

Eccentricity

0.00754

Inclination

66.8655°

RAAN

189.2359°

Arg. of periapsis

283.0658°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

76.2029°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.53347 °/min

Orbital period

101.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00015584

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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	2025-07-06 01:20:26.621Z	190.895° SSW	2025-07-06 01:25:26.621Z	125.889° SE	40.348°	2025-07-06 01:31:26.621Z	36.434° NE
8 mins	2025-07-06 03:07:26.621Z	268.808° W	2025-07-06 03:10:26.621Z	306.631° NW	22.55°	2025-07-06 03:15:26.621Z	5.858° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-06 10:16:26.621Z	344.552° N	2025-07-06 10:21:26.621Z	65.052° ENE	36.964°	2025-07-06 10:26:26.621Z	129.067° SE
7 mins	2025-07-06 12:02:26.621Z	294.987° NW	2025-07-06 12:05:26.621Z	255.211° W	23.723°	2025-07-06 12:09:26.621Z	204.63° SW

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