THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Fri, 13 Aug 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

1508, 1965-065B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

10 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)

1965-08-13 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.4 m

Radar Cross Section

6.048 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR R/B
1 01508U 65065B   25199.55345050  .00000028  00000-0  37399-4 0  9994
2 01508  90.1496 303.1830 0041733 190.6348 180.9863 13.36074570920868

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:16:58.123Z)

Latitude

11.56711°

Longitude

167.3071°

Altitude

1,157.426 km

Speed

7.26 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 12m 36s

True Declination

11° 30' 12"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

26.60598°

Longitude

-12.58194°

Altitude

1,101.86 km

Speed

7.316 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 08m 11s

Apparent Declination

-7° 43' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:46:16

Azimuth

270.121° WNW

Elevation

-12.239°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,152.304 km

Perigee altitude

1,089.712 km

Semi-major axis

7,499.145 km

Eccentricity

0.00417

Inclination

90.1496°

RAAN

303.183°

Arg. of periapsis

190.6348°

True anomaly

180.97811°

Mean anomaly

180.9863°

Eccentric anomaly

180.9822°

Mean motion

3.34215 °/min

Orbital period

107.72 mins

BSTAR

0.000037399

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1504

DODECAPOLE 2, 1510

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1511

TEMPSAT 1, 1512

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515

CALSPHERE 4(A), 1520

PORCUPINE 2, 1577

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1521

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1522

OPS 8464 DEB *, 2335 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB, 3809 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3810

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5265

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.
6 mins	2025-07-19 05:34:44.439Z	93.106° ESE	2025-07-19 05:37:44.439Z	65.548° ENE	14.468°	2025-07-19 05:40:44.439Z	39.21° NE
12 mins	2025-07-19 07:18:44.439Z	176.199° S	2025-07-19 07:23:44.439Z	186.25° SSW	44.92°	2025-07-19 07:30:44.439Z	357.583° N
5 mins	2025-07-19 09:10:44.439Z	269.339° W	2025-07-19 09:12:44.439Z	287.846° WNW	13.622°	2025-07-19 09:15:44.439Z	313.851° NW
11 mins	2025-07-19 18:35:44.439Z	19.381° NNE	2025-07-19 18:40:44.439Z	79.86° E	35.103°	2025-07-19 18:46:44.439Z	155.857° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-19 20:23:44.439Z	335.074° NNW	2025-07-19 20:28:44.439Z	277.221° WNW	26.026°	2025-07-19 20:33:44.439Z	228.076° WSW

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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