THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1608 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sun, 13 Dec 1964 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

1608, 1964-083H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1964-12-13 (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  1608U 64083H   25128.85465473  .00001143  00000-0  99464-3 0  9990
2  1608  89.7578  76.7414 0014816 275.5980 138.1263 13.85398603 19444

Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:30Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:30:42.168Z)

Latitude

53.93249°

Longitude

-97.52266°

Altitude

961.841 km

Speed

7.372 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 08m 17s

True Declination

53° 46' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-9.87802°

Longitude

82.17654°

Altitude

948.556 km

Speed

7.377 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 21m 21s

Apparent Declination

-59° 10' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:43:05

Azimuth

153.82° SSE

Elevation

-18.855°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

952.644 km

Perigee altitude

930.954 km

Semi-major axis

7,319.936 km

Eccentricity

0.0014816

Inclination

89.7578°

RAAN

76.7414°

Arg. of periapsis

275.598°

True anomaly

138.23947°

Mean anomaly

138.1263°

Eccentric anomaly

138.1829°

Mean motion

3.46563 °/min

BSTAR

0.00099464

Orbital period

103.88 mins

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Other satellites on launch #83 in the year 1964 (1964-12-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 953

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 956

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5E-5), 959

OPS 6582 (TRANSIT 5B-5), 965

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 966 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 967

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1099

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 2798 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5444 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 5540 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 28248 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38524 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38525 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5E-5 DEB, 38526 (Decayed)

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	2025-05-09 08:58:04.070Z	359.223° N	2025-05-09 09:04:04.070Z	230.053° WSW	44.153°	2025-05-09 09:09:04.070Z	188.63° SSW
10 mins	2025-05-09 20:38:04.070Z	165.414° S	2025-05-09 20:43:04.070Z	65.501° ENE	43.09°	2025-05-09 20:48:04.070Z	3.809° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-09 22:25:04.070Z	258.844° W	2025-05-09 22:27:04.070Z	280.988° WNW	15.372°	2025-05-09 22:30:04.070Z	313.065° NW

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