THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 469

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 469 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

469, 1961-015FF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

6 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 6 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00469U 61015FF  25188.60853261  .00000853  00000-0  32914-3 0  9995
2 00469  66.8342 338.9724 0050747  94.6928 265.9971 14.34262894303588

Epoch: 2025-07-07T14:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T14:36:17.217Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-165.9148°

Altitude

782.357 km

Speed

7.462 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 35m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-16.28524°

Longitude

20.5806°

Altitude

791.178 km

Speed

7.453 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 00m 36s

Apparent Declination

-55° 42' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:36:02

Azimuth

141.076° SSE

Elevation

-27.617°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

812.177 km

Perigee altitude

739.569 km

Semi-major axis

7,154.01 km

Eccentricity

0.00507

Inclination

66.8342°

RAAN

338.9724°

Arg. of periapsis

94.6928°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

265.9971°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.5869 °/min

Orbital period

100.37 mins

BSTAR

0.00032914

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-07 21:52:17.025Z	310.152° NW	2025-07-07 21:56:17.025Z	257.89° W	27.26°	2025-07-07 22:00:17.025Z	194.367° SSW
7 mins	2025-07-08 10:49:17.025Z	160.864° S	2025-07-08 10:52:17.025Z	112.671° SE	27.298°	2025-07-08 10:56:17.025Z	52.994° ENE
7 mins	2025-07-08 12:32:17.025Z	252.553° W	2025-07-08 12:35:17.025Z	303.188° NW	29.166°	2025-07-08 12:39:17.025Z	7.166° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-08 19:36:17.025Z	11.399° NNE	2025-07-08 19:38:17.025Z	41.777° NE	21.806°	2025-07-08 19:42:17.025Z	98.417° ESE

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