THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 4014

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 4014 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

4014, 1961-015JM

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

7 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 7 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1  4014U 61015JM  25178.34124446 -.00000001  00000-0  12532-3 0  9991
2  4014  67.6192 142.9171 0821679 218.0079 303.7533 12.29936423870715

Epoch: 2025-06-27T08:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-27T08:11:23.521Z)

Latitude

24.41698°

Longitude

-86.34513°

Altitude

1,229.24 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 48m 47s

True Declination

24° 17' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

59.69828°

Longitude

148.36872°

Altitude

2,101.614 km

Speed

6.623 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 46m 16s

Apparent Declination

20° 18' 46"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:54:44

Azimuth

18.164° NNE

Elevation

-27.689°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,199.246 km

Perigee altitude

896.702 km

Semi-major axis

7,926.111 km

Eccentricity

0.08217

Inclination

67.6192°

RAAN

142.9171°

Arg. of periapsis

218.0079°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

303.7533°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.07576 °/min

Orbital period

117.04 mins

BSTAR

0.00012532

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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.
16 mins	2025-06-27 21:02:13.912Z	138.085° SSE	2025-06-27 21:10:13.912Z	96.767° ESE	21.044°	2025-06-27 21:18:13.912Z	54.5° ENE
23 mins	2025-06-27 22:58:13.912Z	198.432° SSW	2025-06-27 23:10:13.912Z	87.128° E	44.598°	2025-06-27 23:21:13.912Z	29.944° NE
20 mins	2025-06-28 01:02:13.912Z	256.304° W	2025-06-28 01:12:13.912Z	317.584° NNW	31.113°	2025-06-28 01:22:13.912Z	18.598° NNE
11 mins	2025-06-28 03:12:13.912Z	316.619° NNW	2025-06-28 03:17:13.912Z	343.011° N	15.504°	2025-06-28 03:23:13.912Z	16.789° NNE
10 mins	2025-06-28 05:19:13.912Z	347.833° N	2025-06-28 05:24:13.912Z	17.399° NNE	15.705°	2025-06-28 05:29:13.912Z	50.478° ENE
15 mins	2025-06-28 07:20:13.912Z	341.455° N	2025-06-28 07:28:13.912Z	40.596° NE	33.867°	2025-06-28 07:35:13.912Z	114.38° SE
13 mins	2025-06-28 09:22:13.912Z	319.31° NNW	2025-06-28 09:29:13.912Z	256.626° W	35.768°	2025-06-28 09:35:13.912Z	187.384° SSW

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