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

20 hours 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 20 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 01428U 65048B   25128.53598597  .00000070  00000-0  90222-4 0  9993
2 01428  89.8795 290.0212 0054875 274.9247 153.3513 13.52655634953944

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:51Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:51:49.187Z)

Latitude

68.62922°

Longitude

-129.23245°

Altitude

1,111.013 km

Speed

7.285 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 21m 18s

True Declination

68° 31' 04"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

81.29373°

Longitude

-128.76588°

Altitude

1,116.11 km

Speed

7.281 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 54m 12s

Apparent Declination

38° 49' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:36:31

Azimuth

8.368° NNE

Elevation

-10.659°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,100.364 km

Perigee altitude

1,018.735 km

Semi-major axis

7,437.687 km

Eccentricity

0.0054875

Inclination

89.8795°

RAAN

290.0212°

Arg. of periapsis

274.9247°

True anomaly

153.63162°

Mean anomaly

153.3513°

Eccentric anomaly

153.49163°

Mean motion

3.38366 °/min

BSTAR

0.000090222

Orbital period

106.39 mins

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THOR ABLESTAR R/B 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.
10 mins	2025-05-09 09:57:21.232Z	126.922° SE	2025-05-09 10:02:21.232Z	72.303° E	24.923°	2025-05-09 10:07:21.232Z	22.016° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-09 11:43:21.232Z	206.063° SW	2025-05-09 11:48:21.232Z	281.107° WNW	36.451°	2025-05-09 11:54:21.232Z	346.085° N
11 mins	2025-05-09 22:52:21.232Z	7.814° NNE	2025-05-09 22:57:21.232Z	111.331° ESE	44.002°	2025-05-09 23:03:21.232Z	176.749° S
6 mins	2025-05-10 00:40:21.232Z	311.901° NW	2025-05-10 00:42:21.232Z	291.431° WNW	16.687°	2025-05-10 00:46:21.232Z	253.034° W

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