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: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 13942U 61015KZ  26185.39842203  .00000125  00000-0  39261-3 0  9997
2 13942  65.8613 315.5357 0394859 262.4416 126.7523 13.07617320 70892

Epoch: 2026-07-04T09:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-04T09:33:43.663Z)

Latitude

29.60919°

Longitude

-95.6289°

Altitude

1,422.301 km

Speed

7.064 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 00m 51s

True Declination

29° 28' 27"

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

16:07:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,531.401 km

Perigee altitude

930.498 km

Semi-major axis

7,609.087 km

Eccentricity

0.03949

Inclination

65.8613°

RAAN

315.5357°

Arg. of periapsis

262.4416°

True anomaly

130.27135°

Mean anomaly

126.7523°

Eccentric anomaly

128.52231°

Mean motion

3.26997 °/min

Orbital period

110.09 mins

BSTAR

0.00039261

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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.
16 mins	2026-07-05 09:20:13.618Z	175.97° S	2026-07-05 09:28:13.618Z	102.479° ESE	34.454°	2026-07-05 09:36:13.618Z	41.774° NE
16 mins	2026-07-05 11:14:13.618Z	237.847° WSW	2026-07-05 11:21:13.618Z	305.412° NW	37.774°	2026-07-05 11:30:13.618Z	23.545° NE
10 mins	2026-07-05 13:13:13.618Z	302.22° NW	2026-07-05 13:17:13.618Z	331.158° NNW	17.193°	2026-07-05 13:23:13.618Z	12.823° NNE
4 mins	2026-07-05 15:14:13.618Z	352.973° N	2026-07-05 15:16:13.618Z	6.263° NNE	11.796°	2026-07-05 15:18:13.618Z	19.495° NNE
12 mins	2026-07-05 17:08:13.618Z	350.514° N	2026-07-05 17:14:13.618Z	37.445° NE	21.592°	2026-07-05 17:20:13.618Z	82.813° E
16 mins	2026-07-05 19:01:13.618Z	332.944° NNW	2026-07-05 19:09:13.618Z	60.413° ENE	43.916°	2026-07-05 19:17:13.618Z	142.713° SSE
11 mins	2026-07-05 20:56:13.618Z	303.094° NW	2026-07-05 21:02:13.618Z	253.807° W	23.035°	2026-07-05 21:07:13.618Z	211.013° SW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 13942

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: 2026-07-04T09:33:43.663Z)

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

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