**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 18651**

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 18651 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 29 Jun 1961 UTC launched from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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

18651, 1961-015LW

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-06-29 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
1 18651U 61015LW  26076.19819271 -.00000030  00000-0  76994-4 0  9996
2 18651  65.6988  58.1723 0751255 313.4531  56.3461 12.40432345592892

Epoch: 2026-03-17T04:45Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-17T04:45:23.850Z)

Latitude

15.75551°

Longitude

179.32478°

Altitude

1,210.544 km

Speed

7.385 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 21m 48s

True Declination

15° 40' 16"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

13:45:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,095.494 km

Perigee altitude

911.286 km

Semi-major axis

7,881.527 km

Eccentricity

0.07513

Inclination

65.6988°

RAAN

58.1723°

Arg. of periapsis

313.4531°

True anomaly

63.88257°

Mean anomaly

56.3461°

Eccentric anomaly

60.07667°

Mean motion

3.1019 °/min

Orbital period

116.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000076994

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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.
22 mins	2026-03-18 10:18:01.849Z	321.247° NNW	2026-03-18 10:29:01.849Z	252.36° W	38.768°	2026-03-18 10:40:01.849Z	179.203° S
14 mins	2026-03-18 23:21:01.849Z	172.995° S	2026-03-18 23:27:01.849Z	103.065° ESE	35.946°	2026-03-18 23:35:01.849Z	41.175° NE
16 mins	2026-03-19 01:20:01.849Z	245.939° WSW	2026-03-19 01:27:01.849Z	319.544° NNW	35.812°	2026-03-19 01:36:01.849Z	23.855° NE
12 mins	2026-03-19 03:25:01.849Z	308.114° NW	2026-03-19 03:30:01.849Z	342.006° N	18.327°	2026-03-19 03:37:01.849Z	22.724° NE
13 mins	2026-03-19 05:30:01.849Z	340.983° N	2026-03-19 05:36:01.849Z	16.538° NNE	17.982°	2026-03-19 05:43:01.849Z	53.814° ENE
20 mins	2026-03-19 07:31:01.849Z	341.019° N	2026-03-19 07:40:01.849Z	42.313° NE	33.109°	2026-03-19 07:51:01.849Z	109.282° ESE

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 18651

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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Other satellites on launch #15 in the year 1961 (1961-06-29 UTC)

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**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 18651**

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