THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 246

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 246 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

246, 1961-015CB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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 10 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 00246U 61015CB  25186.61917250 -.00000038  00000-0  31679-4 0  9990
2 00246  66.8705 309.1179 0063856  11.8507 348.4055 13.86098901575838

Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T14:51:36.503Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

162.36118°

Altitude

898.626 km

Speed

7.426 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 36m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

12.15°

Longitude

166.55827°

Altitude

896.924 km

Speed

7.429 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 37m 16s

Apparent Declination

-14° 04' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:15:26

Azimuth

64.573° ENE

Elevation

-46.861°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

987.458 km

Perigee altitude

893.988 km

Semi-major axis

7,318.86 km

Eccentricity

0.00639

Inclination

66.8705°

RAAN

309.1179°

Arg. of periapsis

11.8507°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

348.4055°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46639 °/min

Orbital period

103.85 mins

BSTAR

0.000031679

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 143 (Decayed)

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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)

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.
6 mins	2025-07-06 08:18:46.528Z	132.533° SE	2025-07-06 08:21:46.528Z	99.023° ESE	15.588°	2025-07-06 08:24:46.528Z	67.991° E
10 mins	2025-07-06 10:02:46.528Z	217.022° SW	2025-07-06 10:07:46.528Z	325.225° NNW	43.441°	2025-07-06 10:12:46.528Z	24.518° NE
4 mins	2025-07-06 11:53:46.528Z	303.79° NW	2025-07-06 11:55:46.528Z	325.971° NNW	14.185°	2025-07-06 11:57:46.528Z	346.963° N
7 mins	2025-07-06 17:22:46.528Z	8.148° NNE	2025-07-06 17:25:46.528Z	43.624° NE	20.36°	2025-07-06 17:29:46.528Z	88.002° E
10 mins	2025-07-06 19:08:46.528Z	326.159° NNW	2025-07-06 19:13:46.528Z	203.346° SW	43.499°	2025-07-06 19:18:46.528Z	160.394° S

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