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

7 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1964-12-13 (61 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 7 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1  1608U 64083H   25167.22572397  .00000758  00000-0  65451-3 0  9998
2  1608  89.7589  75.7512 0017772 144.3423   9.6719 13.85466644 24752

Epoch: 2025-06-16T05:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T05:25:02.551Z)

Latitude

25.98236°

Longitude

-90.36583°

Altitude

934.982 km

Speed

7.393 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 02m 32s

True Declination

25° 51' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-30.49062°

Longitude

-90.11547°

Altitude

950.91 km

Speed

7.378 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 37m 29s

Apparent Declination

-43° 23' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:16:54

Azimuth

247.757° W

Elevation

-52.938°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

954.568 km

Perigee altitude

928.551 km

Semi-major axis

7,319.696 km

Eccentricity

0.00178

Inclination

89.7589°

RAAN

75.7512°

Arg. of periapsis

144.3423°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

9.6719°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.4658 °/min

Orbital period

103.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00065451

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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.
7 mins	2025-06-16 16:57:13.889Z	113.188° SE	2025-06-16 17:01:13.889Z	69.401° E	17.776°	2025-06-16 17:04:13.889Z	36.796° NE
10 mins	2025-06-16 18:39:13.889Z	192.88° SSW	2025-06-16 18:44:13.889Z	276.194° WNW	41.136°	2025-06-16 18:49:13.889Z	348.957° N
9 mins	2025-06-17 05:33:13.889Z	26.935° NE	2025-06-17 05:37:13.889Z	91.742° ESE	32.41°	2025-06-17 05:42:13.889Z	153.265° SSE
8 mins	2025-06-17 07:17:13.889Z	327.78° NNW	2025-06-17 07:20:13.889Z	288.413° WNW	24.861°	2025-06-17 07:25:13.889Z	228.078° WSW

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