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

15 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 15 hours ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB
1 01608U 64083H   25181.72224641  .00000571  00000-0  49089-3 0  9997
2 01608  89.7582  75.3764 0019515 103.5359 310.4787 13.85484781 26248

Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:20:02.089Z)

Latitude

53.93955°

Longitude

-103.32994°

Altitude

944.189 km

Speed

7.389 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 02m 49s

True Declination

53° 46' 48"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-69.47463°

Longitude

-104.31899°

Altitude

984.727 km

Speed

7.351 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 57m 45s

Apparent Declination

-57° 29' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:58:30

Azimuth

155.845° SSE

Elevation

-69.875°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

955.78 km

Perigee altitude

927.211 km

Semi-major axis

7,319.632 km

Eccentricity

0.00195

Inclination

89.7582°

RAAN

75.3764°

Arg. of periapsis

103.5359°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

310.4787°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.46585 °/min

Orbital period

103.87 mins

BSTAR

0.00049089

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-01 15:46:24.226Z	98.527° ESE	2025-07-01 15:49:24.226Z	66.565° ENE	14.095°	2025-07-01 15:51:24.226Z	45.688° ENE
10 mins	2025-07-01 17:27:24.226Z	184.299° SSW	2025-07-01 17:32:24.226Z	307.798° NW	43.62°	2025-07-01 17:37:24.226Z	354.352° N
8 mins	2025-07-02 04:21:24.226Z	35.001° NE	2025-07-02 04:24:24.226Z	77.45° E	27.553°	2025-07-02 04:29:24.226Z	142.656° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-02 06:04:24.226Z	337.317° NNW	2025-07-02 06:08:24.226Z	282.926° WNW	29.591°	2025-07-02 06:13:24.226Z	219.738° SW

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