THOR ALTAIR R/B, 1583

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ALTAIR R/B, 1583 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 10 Sep 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

1583, 1965-072D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

UTC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

FW4, Unknown motor

Mass

25 kg wet, 25 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-09-10 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.687 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR ALTAIR R/B
1 01583U 65072D   25128.69285038  .00002350  00000-0  39990-3 0  9999
2 01583  98.4442 349.3827 0144845  56.3602 305.1321 14.63398017107751

Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T16:37:42.272Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-126.80311°

Altitude

627.347 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 17m 31s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

10.65459°

Longitude

-127.83263°

Altitude

609.947 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 20m 54s

Apparent Declination

-14° 09' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:56:58

Azimuth

46.027° ENE

Elevation

-56.746°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

781.534 km

Perigee altitude

577.087 km

Semi-major axis

7,057.447 km

Eccentricity

0.0144845

Inclination

98.4442°

RAAN

349.3827°

Arg. of periapsis

56.3602°

True anomaly

303.76051°

Mean anomaly

305.1321°

Eccentric anomaly

304.44773°

Mean motion

3.66076 °/min

BSTAR

0.0003999

Orbital period

98.34 mins

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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 1965 (1965-09-10 UTC)

OPS 8068, 1580

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THOR ALTAIR DEB (YO), 1582 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 1931

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 1932 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR 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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 14:05:14.574Z	136.49° SSE	2025-05-09 14:09:14.574Z	59.579° ENE	29.695°	2025-05-09 14:12:14.574Z	7.183° NNE
8 mins	2025-05-10 03:39:14.574Z	11.314° NNE	2025-05-10 03:42:14.574Z	352.374° N	43.977°	2025-05-10 03:47:14.574Z	196.891° SSW

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