THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1521

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1521 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

1521, 1965-065K

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 01521U 65065K   25181.82061302  .00000023  00000-0  27896-4 0  9991
2 01521  89.9981 209.8384 0069862 167.6695  11.7749 13.33263633912587

Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T19:41:40.964Z)

Latitude

0.27801°

Longitude

175.29278°

Altitude

1,085.997 km

Speed

7.334 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 59m 21s

True Declination

0° 16' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.27751°

Longitude

175.29293°

Altitude

1,089.567 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 12m 59s

Apparent Declination

-29° 23' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:58:29

Azimuth

95.263° ESE

Elevation

-43.235°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,184.017 km

Perigee altitude

1,079.088 km

Semi-major axis

7,509.689 km

Eccentricity

0.00699

Inclination

89.9981°

RAAN

209.8384°

Arg. of periapsis

167.6695°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

11.7749°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.33511 °/min

Orbital period

107.94 mins

BSTAR

0.000027896

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1504

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508

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, 1522

OPS 8464 DEB *, 2335 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB, 3809 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3810

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5265

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.
11 mins	2025-07-01 13:25:23.036Z	21.963° NNE	2025-07-01 13:30:23.036Z	80.412° E	31.87°	2025-07-01 13:36:23.036Z	150.834° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-01 15:14:23.036Z	332.654° NNW	2025-07-01 15:18:23.036Z	280.666° WNW	28.787°	2025-07-01 15:23:23.036Z	224.987° SW
11 mins	2025-07-02 01:32:23.036Z	145.029° SSE	2025-07-02 01:37:23.036Z	81.483° E	36.038°	2025-07-02 01:43:23.036Z	11.906° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-02 03:20:23.036Z	223.948° SW	2025-07-02 03:25:23.036Z	277.588° WNW	26.695°	2025-07-02 03:30:23.036Z	331.417° NNW

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