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

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1   461U 61015EX  25108.66478338  .00022829  00000-0  23469-2 0  9994
2   461  67.4989 207.6101 0027542   7.9742 352.1825 14.90036915322722

Epoch: 2025-04-18T15:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-18T15:57:17.284Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

121.269°

Altitude

581.013 km

Speed

7.581 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 50m 26s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-50.5107°

Longitude

-32.40629°

Altitude

628.837 km

Speed

7.536 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 36m 25s

Apparent Declination

-69° 41' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

06:30:04

Azimuth

206.46° SW

Elevation

-46.757°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

615.264 km

Perigee altitude

576.847 km

Semi-major axis

6,974.192 km

Eccentricity

0.0027542

Inclination

67.4989°

RAAN

207.6101°

Arg. of periapsis

7.9742°

True anomaly

352.13942°

Mean anomaly

352.1825°

Eccentric anomaly

352.16098°

Mean motion

3.72651 °/min

BSTAR

0.0023469

Orbital period

96.61 mins

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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)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 153 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-04-20 06:45:16.232Z	138.241° SSE	2025-04-20 06:47:16.232Z	108.435° ESE	14.78°	2025-04-20 06:49:16.232Z	77.448° E
6 mins	2025-04-20 08:23:16.232Z	234.709° WSW	2025-04-20 08:26:16.232Z	308.263° NW	35.493°	2025-04-20 08:29:16.232Z	11.166° NNE
7 mins	2025-04-20 16:50:16.232Z	346.269° N	2025-04-20 16:53:16.232Z	81.274° E	39.928°	2025-04-20 16:57:16.232Z	139.798° SSE

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