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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 13942U 61015KZ  26222.58110051  .00000536  00000-0  12319-2 0  9999
2 13942  65.8574 233.6629 0394178 246.2908 201.7530 13.07631202 75757

Epoch: 2026-08-10T13:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-10T13:56:47.084Z)

Latitude

65.71611°

Longitude

146.75418°

Altitude

1,522.98 km

Speed

6.978 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 00m 02s

True Declination

65° 35' 58"

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

16:09:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,530.828 km

Perigee altitude

930.965 km

Semi-major axis

7,609.033 km

Eccentricity

0.03942

Inclination

65.8574°

RAAN

233.6629°

Arg. of periapsis

246.2908°

True anomaly

200.15257°

Mean anomaly

201.753°

Eccentric anomaly

200.94564°

Mean motion

3.27001 °/min

Orbital period

110.09 mins

BSTAR

0.0012319

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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.
17 mins	2026-08-11 02:25:24.601Z	204.631° SW	2026-08-11 02:33:24.601Z	160.893° S	44.762°	2026-08-11 02:42:24.601Z	31.76° NE
13 mins	2026-08-11 04:22:24.601Z	268.682° W	2026-08-11 04:28:24.601Z	318.575° NNW	26.676°	2026-08-11 04:35:24.601Z	14.2° NNE
6 mins	2026-08-11 06:23:24.601Z	330.811° NNW	2026-08-11 06:25:24.601Z	344.189° N	12.613°	2026-08-11 06:29:24.601Z	10.88° NNE
7 mins	2026-08-11 08:21:24.601Z	357.437° N	2026-08-11 08:24:24.601Z	18.725° NNE	13.911°	2026-08-11 08:28:24.601Z	47.075° ENE
13 mins	2026-08-11 10:14:24.601Z	344.452° N	2026-08-11 10:21:24.601Z	50.18° ENE	31.189°	2026-08-11 10:27:24.601Z	107.182° ESE
13 mins	2026-08-11 12:08:24.601Z	319.881° NNW	2026-08-11 12:15:24.601Z	237.897° WSW	40.038°	2026-08-11 12:21:24.601Z	173.539° S
10 mins	2026-08-12 00:28:24.601Z	136.372° SSE	2026-08-12 00:33:24.601Z	98.086° ESE	19.086°	2026-08-12 00:38:24.601Z	62.316° ENE

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 13942

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-10T13:56:47.084Z)

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

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