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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1  1521U 65065K   25139.16171350  .00000035  00000-0  54245-4 0  9997
2  1521  90.0012 209.8305 0067498 289.4968  97.8951 13.33261218907308

Epoch: 2025-05-19T03:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-19T03:52:52.046Z)

Latitude

28.19672°

Longitude

-85.4653°

Altitude

1,145.299 km

Speed

7.279 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 59m 19s

True Declination

28° 03' 40"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.3982°

Longitude

94.53422°

Altitude

1,129.442 km

Speed

7.298 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 13m 04s

Apparent Declination

-55° 37' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:53:36

Azimuth

132.586° SE

Elevation

-51.002°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,182.25 km

Perigee altitude

1,080.873 km

Semi-major axis

7,509.699 km

Eccentricity

0.00675

Inclination

90.0012°

RAAN

209.8305°

Arg. of periapsis

289.4968°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

97.8951°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3351 °/min

Orbital period

107.94 mins

BSTAR

0.000054245

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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.
5 mins	2025-05-19 15:12:25.018Z	56.118° ENE	2025-05-19 15:14:25.018Z	73.453° E	12.638°	2025-05-19 15:17:25.018Z	98.884° ESE
13 mins	2025-05-19 16:57:25.018Z	4.573° NNE	2025-05-19 17:03:25.018Z	107.751° ESE	44.745°	2025-05-19 17:10:25.018Z	180.673° SSW
6 mins	2025-05-19 18:47:25.018Z	316.074° NNW	2025-05-19 18:50:25.018Z	287.743° WNW	16.325°	2025-05-19 18:53:25.018Z	260.364° W
5 mins	2025-05-20 03:20:25.018Z	89.468° E	2025-05-20 03:22:25.018Z	70.766° E	14.933°	2025-05-20 03:25:25.018Z	43.297° NE
12 mins	2025-05-20 05:04:25.018Z	177.637° S	2025-05-20 05:09:25.018Z	286.764° WNW	44.968°	2025-05-20 05:16:25.018Z	357.4° N
5 mins	2025-05-20 06:56:25.018Z	269.673° W	2025-05-20 06:58:25.018Z	287.896° WNW	13.308°	2025-05-20 07:01:25.018Z	313.611° NW

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