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 00324U 61015DA  25182.45011695  .00000236  00000-0  16577-3 0  9991
2 00324  66.8655 197.4616 0075327 285.2590  74.0182 14.12906937273518

Epoch: 2025-07-01T10:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T10:48:10.104Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

115.67409°

Altitude

836.933 km

Speed

7.442 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 09m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

65.75317°

Longitude

-176.55616°

Altitude

910.295 km

Speed

7.377 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 25m 22s

Apparent Declination

19° 46' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:05:29

Azimuth

338.767° N

Elevation

-27.462°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

902.241 km

Perigee altitude

793.379 km

Semi-major axis

7,225.947 km

Eccentricity

0.00753

Inclination

66.8655°

RAAN

197.4616°

Arg. of periapsis

285.259°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

74.0182°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.53347 °/min

Orbital period

101.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00016577

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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)

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	2025-07-03 01:59:27.663Z	188.302° SSW	2025-07-03 02:04:27.663Z	114.17° SE	39.49°	2025-07-03 02:09:27.663Z	39.175° NE
7 mins	2025-07-03 03:46:27.663Z	269.91° W	2025-07-03 03:49:27.663Z	310.572° NW	23.474°	2025-07-03 03:53:27.663Z	1.195° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-03 10:54:27.663Z	342.523° N	2025-07-03 10:59:27.663Z	41.64° NE	35.745°	2025-07-03 11:05:27.663Z	128.194° SE
8 mins	2025-07-03 12:40:27.663Z	302.146° NW	2025-07-03 12:44:27.663Z	251.019° W	24.843°	2025-07-03 12:48:27.663Z	201.302° SSW

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