THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 357

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 357 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

357, 1961-015DX

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00357U 61015DX  25191.61389303  .00000406  00000-0  28207-3 0  9991
2 00357  66.8090  25.6763 0003679  64.4972 295.6496 14.08678410247735

Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:44:00.357Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-124.10286°

Altitude

864.839 km

Speed

7.421 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 42m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-37.60535°

Longitude

-144.49412°

Altitude

878.052 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 26m 51s

Apparent Declination

-39° 53' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:44:28

Azimuth

96.183° ESE

Elevation

-75.144°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

864.94 km

Perigee altitude

859.613 km

Semi-major axis

7,240.413 km

Eccentricity

0.00037

Inclination

66.809°

RAAN

25.6763°

Arg. of periapsis

64.4972°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

295.6496°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.52288 °/min

Orbital period

102.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00028207

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-11 13:00:54.348Z	134.656° SE	2025-07-11 13:03:54.348Z	102.126° ESE	14.494°	2025-07-11 13:05:54.348Z	79.624° E
9 mins	2025-07-11 14:43:54.348Z	215.639° SW	2025-07-11 14:47:54.348Z	274.3° WNW	43.959°	2025-07-11 14:52:54.348Z	24.94° NE
4 mins	2025-07-11 16:32:54.348Z	305.345° NW	2025-07-11 16:33:54.348Z	316.863° NNW	14.15°	2025-07-11 16:36:54.348Z	349.738° N
5 mins	2025-07-11 21:56:54.348Z	15.22° NNE	2025-07-11 21:58:54.348Z	38.779° NE	16.24°	2025-07-11 22:01:54.348Z	73.798° E
9 mins	2025-07-11 23:40:54.348Z	331.17° NNW	2025-07-11 23:44:54.348Z	331.431° NNW	44.948°	2025-07-11 23:49:54.348Z	152.636° SSE

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