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

21 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 21 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00461U 61015EX  25185.85337991  .00012138  00000-0  11799-2 0  9994
2 00461  67.4995 352.1301 0031414 295.0320  64.7556 14.92436924333716

Epoch: 2025-07-04T20:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T20:28:52.024Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

121.81353°

Altitude

583.29 km

Speed

7.574 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 28m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-47.98875°

Longitude

92.1901°

Altitude

586.713 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 13m 40s

Apparent Declination

-49° 01' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:04:29

Azimuth

237.456° WSW

Elevation

-65.449°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

610.458 km

Perigee altitude

566.687 km

Semi-major axis

6,966.71 km

Eccentricity

0.00314

Inclination

67.4995°

RAAN

352.1301°

Arg. of periapsis

295.032°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

64.7556°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.73252 °/min

Orbital period

96.45 mins

BSTAR

0.0011799

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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.
7 mins	2025-07-05 21:08:10.312Z	354.881° N	2025-07-05 21:11:10.312Z	41.414° NE	26.248°	2025-07-05 21:15:10.312Z	114.05° SE
5 mins	2025-07-05 22:48:10.312Z	294.797° NW	2025-07-05 22:50:10.312Z	259.057° W	23.461°	2025-07-05 22:53:10.312Z	203.499° SW
6 mins	2025-07-06 12:51:10.312Z	231.195° WSW	2025-07-06 12:54:10.312Z	324.954° NNW	37.861°	2025-07-06 12:57:10.312Z	15.829° NNE

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