THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2177

Orbit data source: Space-Track

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2177 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 31 Mar 1966 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

2177, 1966-026D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1966-03-31 (59 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 7 hours ago

0 THOR ALTAIR DEB
1  2177U 66026D   25193.10547849  .00003112  00000-0  38610-3 0  9993
2  2177  98.9331 141.3779 0134300 341.1522  18.4739 14.77327168113118

Epoch: 2025-07-12T02:31Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T02:31:53.341Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

173.15783°

Altitude

551.502 km

Speed

7.634 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 25m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

49.65929°

Longitude

162.86076°

Altitude

612.47 km

Speed

7.576 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 11m 41s

Apparent Declination

7° 30' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:36:59

Azimuth

8.485° NNE

Elevation

-42.22°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

729.051 km

Perigee altitude

540.682 km

Semi-major axis

7,013.003 km

Eccentricity

0.01343

Inclination

98.9331°

RAAN

141.3779°

Arg. of periapsis

341.1522°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

18.4739°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.69562 °/min

Orbital period

97.41 mins

BSTAR

0.0003861

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THOR ALTAIR 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.
9 mins	2025-07-12 09:35:22.453Z	11.629° NNE	2025-07-12 09:39:22.453Z	340.07° N	44.16°	2025-07-12 09:44:22.453Z	198.688° SSW
6 mins	2025-07-12 20:33:22.453Z	165.525° S	2025-07-12 20:35:22.453Z	176.304° S	44.968°	2025-07-12 20:39:22.453Z	346.04° N
4 mins	2025-07-13 08:24:22.453Z	72.104° E	2025-07-13 08:25:22.453Z	86.94° E	17.127°	2025-07-13 08:28:22.453Z	129.365° SE

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