THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 244

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 244 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

244, 1961-015BZ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 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 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00244U 61015BZ  25189.83859622  .00000037  00000-0  82033-4 0  9991
2 00244  66.8421 353.2020 0073400 323.3736  36.2339 13.95572327251227

Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T20:07:34.713Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

124.27951°

Altitude

868.241 km

Speed

7.441 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 32m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-64.31632°

Longitude

60.86654°

Altitude

892.523 km

Speed

7.426 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 02m 50s

Apparent Declination

-80° 03' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:57:21

Azimuth

184.29° SSW

Elevation

-49.389°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

961.03 km

Perigee altitude

854.076 km

Semi-major axis

7,285.69 km

Eccentricity

0.00734

Inclination

66.8421°

RAAN

353.202°

Arg. of periapsis

323.3736°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

36.2339°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.49009 °/min

Orbital period

103.15 mins

BSTAR

0.000082033

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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

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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 11:42:48.045Z	172.29° S	2025-07-09 11:47:48.045Z	108.94° ESE	30.223°	2025-07-09 11:52:48.045Z	47.182° ENE
9 mins	2025-07-09 13:29:48.045Z	249.045° W	2025-07-09 13:33:48.045Z	308.553° NW	31.139°	2025-07-09 13:38:48.045Z	12.435° NNE
9 mins	2025-07-09 20:45:48.045Z	356.306° N	2025-07-09 20:49:48.045Z	56.492° ENE	31.094°	2025-07-09 20:54:48.045Z	116.15° SE
9 mins	2025-07-09 22:31:48.045Z	306.84° NW	2025-07-09 22:35:48.045Z	246.918° WSW	32.342°	2025-07-09 22:40:48.045Z	185.828° SSW

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