THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 13942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 13942 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

13942, 1961-015KZ

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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 13942U 61015KZ  26044.75042189  .00000388  00000-0  93675-3 0  9996
2 13942  65.8586 265.1845 0391205 323.5196 107.1087 13.07485404 52501

Epoch: 2026-02-13T18:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T18:00:36.451Z)

Latitude

61.85109°

Longitude

-92.29049°

Altitude

1,340.647 km

Speed

7.147 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 26m 34s

True Declination

61° 43' 07"

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

10:05:48

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,529.153 km

Perigee altitude

933.771 km

Semi-major axis

7,609.599 km

Eccentricity

0.03912

Inclination

65.8586°

RAAN

265.1845°

Arg. of periapsis

323.5196°

True anomaly

111.3286°

Mean anomaly

107.1087°

Eccentric anomaly

109.22514°

Mean motion

3.26964 °/min

Orbital period

110.1 mins

BSTAR

0.00093675

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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.
14 mins	2026-02-14 15:45:56.228Z	190.715° SSW	2026-02-14 15:51:56.228Z	126.67° SE	40.656°	2026-02-14 15:59:56.228Z	36.678° NE
11 mins	2026-02-14 17:41:56.228Z	266.019° W	2026-02-14 17:45:56.228Z	310.788° NW	28.041°	2026-02-14 17:52:56.228Z	16.101° NNE
4 mins	2026-02-14 19:41:56.228Z	335.765° NNW	2026-02-14 19:42:56.228Z	343.344° N	11.862°	2026-02-14 19:45:56.228Z	4.894° NNE
4 mins	2026-02-14 21:39:56.228Z	5.199° NNE	2026-02-14 21:41:56.228Z	19.316° NNE	11.991°	2026-02-14 21:43:56.228Z	32.861° NE
14 mins	2026-02-14 23:31:56.228Z	347.612° N	2026-02-14 23:38:56.228Z	47.919° ENE	27.405°	2026-02-14 23:45:56.228Z	100.204° ESE
16 mins	2026-02-15 01:25:56.228Z	326.63° NNW	2026-02-15 01:32:56.228Z	251.579° W	44.571°	2026-02-15 01:41:56.228Z	157.956° S
8 mins	2026-02-15 03:21:56.228Z	286.003° WNW	2026-02-15 03:25:56.228Z	256.531° W	16.896°	2026-02-15 03:29:56.228Z	228.547° WSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 13942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-13T18:00:36.451Z)

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

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