THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 230

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 230 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

230, 1961-015BN

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00230U 61015BN  25189.69917154  .00000009  00000-0  60151-4 0  9991
2 00230  66.8818 173.3050 0087165  58.4353 302.5203 13.96697178257789

Epoch: 2025-07-08T16:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T16:46:48.421Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-5.28716°

Altitude

873.605 km

Speed

7.433 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 33m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

20.08099°

Longitude

164.29781°

Altitude

917.537 km

Speed

7.39 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 52m 27s

Apparent Declination

-16° 19' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:25:55

Azimuth

98.616° ESE

Elevation

-15.39°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

967.106 km

Perigee altitude

840.163 km

Semi-major axis

7,281.771 km

Eccentricity

0.00872

Inclination

66.8818°

RAAN

173.305°

Arg. of periapsis

58.4353°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

302.5203°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49291 °/min

Orbital period

103.07 mins

BSTAR

0.000060151

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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)

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.
10 mins	2025-07-09 08:46:27.431Z	349.779° N	2025-07-09 08:51:27.431Z	54.346° ENE	28.389°	2025-07-09 08:56:27.431Z	113.948° SE
9 mins	2025-07-09 10:33:27.431Z	308.98° NW	2025-07-09 10:37:27.431Z	245.441° WSW	33.007°	2025-07-09 10:42:27.431Z	182.691° SSW
9 mins	2025-07-09 23:50:27.431Z	177.619° S	2025-07-09 23:54:27.431Z	113.001° SE	35.334°	2025-07-09 23:59:27.431Z	42.425° NE
7 mins	2025-07-10 01:37:27.431Z	264.355° W	2025-07-10 01:40:27.431Z	307.965° NW	25.144°	2025-07-10 01:44:27.431Z	2.741° NNE

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