THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 461

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 461 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

461, 1961-015EX

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   461U 61015EX  25129.46674812  .00012909  00000-0  13044-2 0  9996
2   461  67.4972 149.6248 0029645 346.2820  13.7506 14.90905727325829

Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:12Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:12:07.037Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

114.07297°

Altitude

577.261 km

Speed

7.583 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 58m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-57.18023°

Longitude

-27.28366°

Altitude

620.219 km

Speed

7.546 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 43m 04s

Apparent Declination

-65° 55' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:32:07

Azimuth

209.948° SW

Elevation

-52.778°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

614.011 km

Perigee altitude

572.678 km

Semi-major axis

6,971.481 km

Eccentricity

0.0029645

Inclination

67.4972°

RAAN

149.6248°

Arg. of periapsis

346.282°

True anomaly

13.83164°

Mean anomaly

13.7506°

Eccentric anomaly

13.79109°

Mean motion

3.72868 °/min

BSTAR

0.0013044

Orbital period

96.55 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.
4 mins	2025-05-10 01:50:00.452Z	137.348° SSE	2025-05-10 01:52:00.452Z	105.416° ESE	15.987°	2025-05-10 01:54:00.452Z	74.115° E
6 mins	2025-05-10 03:28:00.452Z	239.493° WSW	2025-05-10 03:31:00.452Z	316.828° NNW	33.503°	2025-05-10 03:34:00.452Z	10.957° NNE
7 mins	2025-05-10 11:54:00.452Z	341.602° N	2025-05-10 11:57:00.452Z	42.674° NE	41.504°	2025-05-10 12:01:00.452Z	140.647° SSE

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