**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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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago

0 THOR ABLESTAR DEB *
1 18651U 61015LW  26124.57565411 -.00000047  00000-0  30057-4 0  9994
2 18651  65.7001 322.6105 0752419 295.7318  88.3706 12.40432484598897

Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:48:56.515Z)

Latitude

29.56688°

Longitude

-92.31985°

Altitude

1,535.158 km

Speed

7.089 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 29m 30s

True Declination

29° 26' 02"

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

12:46:43

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,096.41 km

Perigee altitude

910.368 km

Semi-major axis

7,881.526 km

Eccentricity

0.07524

Inclination

65.7001°

RAAN

322.6105°

Arg. of periapsis

295.7318°

True anomaly

96.97979°

Mean anomaly

88.3706°

Eccentric anomaly

92.67694°

Mean motion

3.1019 °/min

Orbital period

116.06 mins

BSTAR

0.000030057

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

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48829

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 179 (Decayed)

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 6179 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 231 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 353 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 268

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 337

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48821

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 648

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 134

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 9968 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 649

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 48811

THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 13502

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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.
16 mins	2026-05-07 13:20:00.462Z	169.785° S	2026-05-07 13:27:00.462Z	105.81° ESE	33.98°	2026-05-07 13:36:00.462Z	42.257° NE
18 mins	2026-05-07 15:19:00.462Z	236.722° WSW	2026-05-07 15:27:00.462Z	316.326° NNW	39.259°	2026-05-07 15:37:00.462Z	25.568° NE
14 mins	2026-05-07 17:24:00.462Z	298.943° NW	2026-05-07 17:30:00.462Z	338.366° N	20.955°	2026-05-07 17:38:00.462Z	23.504° NE
13 mins	2026-05-07 19:30:00.462Z	337.378° NNW	2026-05-07 19:36:00.462Z	11.489° NNE	18.136°	2026-05-07 19:43:00.462Z	48.566° ENE
20 mins	2026-05-07 21:31:00.462Z	338.995° N	2026-05-07 21:41:00.462Z	42.902° NE	31.176°	2026-05-07 21:51:00.462Z	103.004° ESE
22 mins	2026-05-07 23:31:00.462Z	327.732° NNW	2026-05-07 23:42:00.462Z	267.105° W	44.753°	2026-05-07 23:53:00.462Z	157.23° SSE
14 mins	2026-05-08 01:34:00.462Z	300.924° NW	2026-05-08 01:41:00.462Z	261.198° W	20.856°	2026-05-08 01:48:00.462Z	220.455° SW

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THOR ABLESTAR DEB *, 18651

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-04T13:48:56.515Z)

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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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