THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 147 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

147, 1961-015AH

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 00147U 61015AH  25195.95894047  .00000530  00000-0  26566-3 0  9999
2 00147  66.6162 156.8886 0058764 307.5635  52.0129 14.23455775286459

Epoch: 2025-07-14T23:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T23:00:52.456Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-121.39032°

Altitude

789.924 km

Speed

7.473 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 27m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

34.8902°

Longitude

38.89456°

Altitude

858.374 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 51m 16s

Apparent Declination

0° 15' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:30:08

Azimuth

351.841° N

Elevation

-49.54°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

854.331 km

Perigee altitude

769.826 km

Semi-major axis

7,190.216 km

Eccentricity

0.00588

Inclination

66.6162°

RAAN

156.8886°

Arg. of periapsis

307.5635°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

52.0129°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.55984 °/min

Orbital period

101.13 mins

BSTAR

0.00026566

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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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, 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.
9 mins	2025-07-15 22:44:56.081Z	194.803° SSW	2025-07-15 22:48:56.081Z	140.78° SSE	41.993°	2025-07-15 22:53:56.081Z	36.177° NE
7 mins	2025-07-16 00:30:56.081Z	277.211° WNW	2025-07-16 00:33:56.081Z	316.873° NNW	19.75°	2025-07-16 00:37:56.081Z	2.993° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-16 07:36:56.081Z	346.913° N	2025-07-16 07:40:56.081Z	68.603° E	38.352°	2025-07-16 07:45:56.081Z	132.403° SE
7 mins	2025-07-16 09:20:56.081Z	294.868° NW	2025-07-16 09:23:56.081Z	257.427° W	21.266°	2025-07-16 09:27:56.081Z	207.627° SW

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