**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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
1 18651U 61015LW  26233.89698453 -.00000043  00000-0  41637-4 0  9995
2 18651  65.6972 106.6479 0752629 255.7637 109.5391 12.40436527612457

Epoch: 2026-08-21T21:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-21T21:31:39.463Z)

Latitude

11.94809°

Longitude

178.97576°

Altitude

1,742.377 km

Speed

6.903 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 28m 25s

True Declination

11° 53' 13"

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

04:16:12

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,096.558 km

Perigee altitude

910.187 km

Semi-major axis

7,881.509 km

Eccentricity

0.07526

Inclination

65.6972°

RAAN

106.6479°

Arg. of periapsis

255.7637°

True anomaly

117.39414°

Mean anomaly

109.5391°

Eccentric anomaly

113.49387°

Mean motion

3.10191 °/min

Orbital period

116.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000041637

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

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 318 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 466 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 324

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 177

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 155

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 417

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 414

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 13513

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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.
20 mins	2026-08-23 16:06:18.178Z	178.302° S	2026-08-23 16:15:18.178Z	110.78° ESE	38.299°	2026-08-23 16:26:18.178Z	38.944° NE
21 mins	2026-08-23 18:06:18.178Z	238.348° WSW	2026-08-23 18:15:18.178Z	304.154° NW	38.906°	2026-08-23 18:27:18.178Z	26.172° NE
16 mins	2026-08-23 20:12:18.178Z	296.726° NW	2026-08-23 20:19:18.178Z	337.153° NNW	21.655°	2026-08-23 20:28:18.178Z	26.154° NE
13 mins	2026-08-23 22:19:18.178Z	336.166° NNW	2026-08-23 22:25:18.178Z	9.227° NNE	18.323°	2026-08-23 22:32:18.178Z	48.879° ENE
18 mins	2026-08-24 00:20:18.178Z	337.469° NNW	2026-08-24 00:30:18.178Z	42.292° NE	31.32°	2026-08-24 00:38:18.178Z	101.44° ESE
19 mins	2026-08-24 02:21:18.178Z	326.066° NNW	2026-08-24 02:31:18.178Z	243.898° WSW	44.01°	2026-08-24 02:40:18.178Z	161.764° S
8 mins	2026-08-24 04:25:18.178Z	289.673° WNW	2026-08-24 04:29:18.178Z	264.756° W	15.194°	2026-08-24 04:33:18.178Z	238.252° WSW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 18651

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-21T21:31:39.463Z)

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**THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 18651**

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