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

17 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 17 hours ago

0 THOR ALTAIR R/B
1 01583U 65072D   25170.33018068  .00001072  00000-0  18879-3 0  9997
2 01583  98.4387  32.0122 0142138 286.5391  72.0238 14.63541056113845

Epoch: 2025-06-19T07:55Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-19T07:55:27.61Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

5.34774°

Altitude

655.07 km

Speed

7.546 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 08m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.4805°

Longitude

-166.15922°

Altitude

772.037 km

Speed

7.427 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 54m 49s

Apparent Declination

11° 12' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:51:35

Azimuth

71.246° E

Elevation

-4.608°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

779.157 km

Perigee altitude

578.543 km

Semi-major axis

7,056.987 km

Eccentricity

0.01421

Inclination

98.4387°

RAAN

32.0122°

Arg. of periapsis

286.5391°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

72.0238°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.66112 °/min

Orbital period

98.33 mins

BSTAR

0.00018879

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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.
6 mins	2025-06-20 02:35:04.075Z	55.657° ENE	2025-06-20 02:38:04.075Z	97.948° ESE	18.625°	2025-06-20 02:41:04.075Z	136.73° SSE
7 mins	2025-06-20 04:12:04.075Z	352.98° N	2025-06-20 04:15:04.075Z	294.943° NW	36.136°	2025-06-20 04:19:04.075Z	220.312° SW
5 mins	2025-06-20 13:38:04.075Z	91.906° ESE	2025-06-20 13:40:04.075Z	60.958° ENE	18.636°	2025-06-20 13:43:04.075Z	21.57° NNE
7 mins	2025-06-20 15:14:04.075Z	197.862° SSW	2025-06-20 15:17:04.075Z	272.528° WNW	35.888°	2025-06-20 15:21:04.075Z	332.98° NNW

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