**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 13502**

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 13502 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

13502, 1961-015KT

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
1 13502U 61015KT  26136.10248338  .00003255  00000-0  26429-2 0  9991
2 13502  66.4438 252.7300 0258526 255.1866 286.1993 13.76835886146356

Epoch: 2026-05-16T02:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T02:27:34.564Z)

Latitude

1.26925°

Longitude

161.46115°

Altitude

928.553 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 48m 43s

True Declination

1° 15' 43"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:35:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,163.635 km

Perigee altitude

783.513 km

Semi-major axis

7,351.711 km

Eccentricity

0.02585

Inclination

66.4438°

RAAN

252.73°

Arg. of periapsis

255.1866°

True anomaly

283.32976°

Mean anomaly

286.1993°

Eccentric anomaly

284.76698°

Mean motion

3.44319 °/min

Orbital period

104.55 mins

BSTAR

0.0026429

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 411 (Decayed)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5787 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 473 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 176 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 326 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 412 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 139 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 175 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 142 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 531 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 17713

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 462 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1500 (Decayed)

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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.
4 mins	2026-05-17 07:21:31.632Z	114.328° SE	2026-05-17 07:23:31.632Z	97.138° ESE	11.951°	2026-05-17 07:25:31.632Z	80.416° E
12 mins	2026-05-17 09:04:31.632Z	197.615° SSW	2026-05-17 09:09:31.632Z	133.828° SE	43.853°	2026-05-17 09:16:31.632Z	33.268° NE
10 mins	2026-05-17 10:53:31.632Z	268.147° W	2026-05-17 10:58:31.632Z	321.03° NNW	24.32°	2026-05-17 11:03:31.632Z	8.264° NNE
8 mins	2026-05-17 16:28:31.632Z	5.608° NNE	2026-05-17 16:31:31.632Z	35.219° NE	18.898°	2026-05-17 16:36:31.632Z	82.832° E
12 mins	2026-05-17 18:14:31.632Z	332.561° NNW	2026-05-17 18:20:31.632Z	44.804° NE	44.665°	2026-05-17 18:26:31.632Z	147.675° SSE
6 mins	2026-05-17 20:04:31.632Z	286.09° WNW	2026-05-17 20:07:31.632Z	256.259° W	16.436°	2026-05-17 20:10:31.632Z	226.533° WSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 13502

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T02:27:34.564Z)

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**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 13502**

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