THOR AGENA B DEB, 1948

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1948 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 29 Nov 1965 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

1948, 1965-098F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~1 kg wet, ~1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-11-29 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Half Cyl + Cone, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.531 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 THOR AGENA B DEB
1 01948U 65098F   25151.86296759  .00010724  00000-0  19875-2 0  9992
2 01948  79.8457 315.3172 0769208 130.7163 236.3442 13.56735442757372

Epoch: 2025-05-31T20:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T20:42:40.399Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

115.05162°

Altitude

1,395.556 km

Speed

6.994 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 01m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.99126°

Longitude

-75.07092°

Altitude

486.03 km

Speed

7.913 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 52m 42s

Apparent Declination

3° 24' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:23:52

Azimuth

349.584° N

Elevation

-46.169°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,615.856 km

Perigee altitude

473.888 km

Semi-major axis

7,423.009 km

Eccentricity

0.07692

Inclination

79.8457°

RAAN

315.3172°

Arg. of periapsis

130.7163°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

236.3442°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.3937 °/min

Orbital period

106.08 mins

BSTAR

0.0019875

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THOR AGENA B 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.
11 mins	2025-06-01 10:57:49.491Z	159.657° S	2025-06-01 11:03:49.491Z	104.709° ESE	31.225°	2025-06-01 11:08:49.491Z	33.323° NE
9 mins	2025-06-01 12:46:49.491Z	231.865° WSW	2025-06-01 12:51:49.491Z	291.115° WNW	27.184°	2025-06-01 12:55:49.491Z	343.908° N
5 mins	2025-06-01 22:05:49.491Z	26.252° NE	2025-06-01 22:07:49.491Z	85.596° E	27.313°	2025-06-01 22:10:49.491Z	139.79° SSE

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