THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1428

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1428 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 24 Jun 1965 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

1428, 1965-048B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Aerojet

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ABLESTAR, Unknown motor

Mass

~600 kg wet, 600 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-06-24 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 4.8 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 01428U 65048B   25107.98236912  .00000042  00000-0  48360-4 0  9994
2 01428  89.8783 290.2758 0056027 336.2946 144.6884 13.52653180951167

Epoch: 2025-04-17T23:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-17T23:34:36.691Z)

Latitude

58.7387°

Longitude

-89.92298°

Altitude

1,106.63 km

Speed

7.288 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 20m 18s

True Declination

58° 35' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-79.813°

Longitude

89.57765°

Altitude

1,063.822 km

Speed

7.333 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 12m 26s

Apparent Declination

-61° 20' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:10:52

Azimuth

180.518° SSW

Elevation

-68.58°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,101.23 km

Perigee altitude

1,017.888 km

Semi-major axis

7,437.696 km

Eccentricity

0.0056027

Inclination

89.8783°

RAAN

290.2758°

Arg. of periapsis

336.2946°

True anomaly

145.05739°

Mean anomaly

144.6884°

Eccentric anomaly

144.87311°

Mean motion

3.38365 °/min

BSTAR

0.00004836

Orbital period

106.39 mins

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THOR ABLESTAR R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
11 mins	2025-04-20 01:16:57.211Z	342.313° N	2025-04-20 01:21:57.211Z	290.188° WNW	30.028°	2025-04-20 01:27:57.211Z	221.087° SW
10 mins	2025-04-20 11:27:57.211Z	135.039° SSE	2025-04-20 11:32:57.211Z	70.667° E	29.593°	2025-04-20 11:37:57.211Z	17.423° NNE
10 mins	2025-04-20 13:13:57.211Z	215.669° SW	2025-04-20 13:18:57.211Z	279.555° WNW	30.341°	2025-04-20 13:23:57.211Z	337.436° NNW
6 mins	2025-04-20 22:37:57.211Z	51.754° ENE	2025-04-20 22:40:57.211Z	80.452° E	14.441°	2025-04-20 22:43:57.211Z	107.484° ESE

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