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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 01521U 65065K   25128.74923551  .00000027  00000-0  38188-4 0  9996
2 01521  90.0017 209.8274 0068017 319.4226 160.0276 13.33260527905513

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:58:53.948Z)

Latitude

60.37357°

Longitude

-106.70968°

Altitude

1,192.925 km

Speed

7.24 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 59m 19s

True Declination

60° 14' 03"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

24.84251°

Longitude

-106.71179°

Altitude

1,186.365 km

Speed

7.239 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 37m 25s

Apparent Declination

-4° 26' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:06:42

Azimuth

346.941° N

Elevation

-53.858°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,182.643 km

Perigee altitude

1,080.485 km

Semi-major axis

7,509.701 km

Eccentricity

0.0068017

Inclination

90.0017°

RAAN

209.8274°

Arg. of periapsis

319.4226°

True anomaly

160.29171°

Mean anomaly

160.0276°

Eccentric anomaly

160.15987°

Mean motion

3.3351 °/min

BSTAR

0.000038188

Orbital period

107.94 mins

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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.
13 mins	2025-05-09 06:05:06.547Z	189.695° SSW	2025-05-09 06:11:06.547Z	263.629° W	42.116°	2025-05-09 06:18:06.547Z	351.917° N
13 mins	2025-05-09 17:24:06.547Z	9.3° NNE	2025-05-09 17:30:06.547Z	93.988° ESE	42.841°	2025-05-09 17:37:06.547Z	173.055° S
9 mins	2025-05-09 19:13:06.547Z	326.653° NNW	2025-05-09 19:17:06.547Z	288.09° WNW	20.065°	2025-05-09 19:22:06.547Z	242.878° WSW

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