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, 4.8 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   25181.57956804  .00000040  00000-0  62644-4 0  9997
2 01508  90.1489 302.9202 0040358 242.6612 127.6882 13.36073569918463

Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T13:54:34.678Z)

Latitude

10.66317°

Longitude

175.36047°

Altitude

1,144.716 km

Speed

7.272 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 11m 34s

True Declination

10° 36' 14"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-60.49749°

Longitude

175.65654°

Altitude

1,131.32 km

Speed

7.294 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 21m 50s

Apparent Declination

-54° 15' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:57:08

Azimuth

139.859° SSE

Elevation

-68.534°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,151.277 km

Perigee altitude

1,090.746 km

Semi-major axis

7,499.148 km

Eccentricity

0.00404

Inclination

90.1489°

RAAN

302.9202°

Arg. of periapsis

242.6612°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

127.6882°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.34214 °/min

Orbital period

107.72 mins

BSTAR

0.000062644

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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.
13 mins	2025-07-01 07:55:20.896Z	156.225° SSE	2025-07-01 08:02:20.896Z	70.313° E	39.059°	2025-07-01 08:08:20.896Z	7.698° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-01 09:45:20.896Z	232.086° WSW	2025-07-01 09:50:20.896Z	285.362° WNW	23.103°	2025-07-01 09:55:20.896Z	332.015° NNW
10 mins	2025-07-01 19:14:20.896Z	33.119° NE	2025-07-01 19:18:20.896Z	74.509° E	23.872°	2025-07-01 19:24:20.896Z	135.914° SSE
11 mins	2025-07-01 21:01:20.896Z	348.352° N	2025-07-01 21:06:20.896Z	288.273° WNW	37.779°	2025-07-01 21:12:20.896Z	208.328° SW

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